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THE  "NEW  YORK 


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Genealogical  and  Biographical 


Record 


Devoted   to   the    I  n  t  e ii  e  s t  s   of   American 
Genealogy  and  Biography. 


ISSUED       quarterly. 


VOLUME    III.,   1872. 


PUBLISHED  FOR   THE  SOCIETY, 

MOTT    Memorial    Hall,    No.    64    Madison    Avenue, 

New  York  City. 


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INDEX    TO    SUBJECTS. 


Address,  Annual,  by  D.  P.  Holton,  72. 

Albany,  Contributions  to  the  History  of  Ancient  Dutch  families  of,  81. 

Almanacs,  146. 

American  Colonial  Church  History,  145. 

Genealogies  in  preparation,  138,  197. 

Families,  Genealogies  of,  133,  197. 
Ancient  Dutch  families  of  Albany,  81. 
Ancient  Wills,  190. 
Andover  (N.  H.).  History  of,  142. 
Anniversary  Address,  72,  98. 

of  Society,  96,  97,  98,  99. 
Announcements  of  American  Genealogies,  55,  103,  197. 
Annual  Address,  72,  98. 

Meeting,  96,  97.  98,  99. 
Arms,  Heraldic,  of  Barclay,  21  ;  of  Chambers,  57  ;  of  Downs,  117;   of  Franklin, 

117;  ofHugget,  117;  of  Lawrence,  125,  130;  of  Robinson,  24;  of  Temple, 

25  ;  of  New  York  State,  118;  of  the  United  States,  118. 

Bartow  Family  Pedigree,  30. 

Biograi^hical  Bibliography,  Report  of  Committee  on,  97. 

Biographies— Chambers,  John,  57  ;  Gautier,  John  S.,  1  ;  Reynolds,  W.  A.,  105. 
In  preparation  :  Kennedy,  56  ;   Sumter,  56  ;  Van  Buren,  96. 

Booge  (or  Bogue)  Family,  Genealogies  of,  62. 

Books  Noticed— Albany  First  Settlers,  Oct.  cover;  Albany  Historical  CoUec,  Oct. 
cover  ;  American  Bibliopolist,  Oct.  cover ;  American  Historical  Record  and 
Repertory,  Oct.  coxier;  Baldwin  Genealogy,  Oct.  comr ;  Berkley  (Mass.) 
History,  99;  Biblical  Repositoiy  and  Princeton  Review,  Oct.  cover;  Buxton 
(Me.), "History  of,  144  ;  By-Laws  of  New  London  Co.  (Ct.)  Hist.  Soc,  145  ; 
Church  in  Penn  ,  145;  Corwin  Genealogy,  143;  Easthampton  (N.  Y.) 
Chronicles,  99  ;  Drowne's  Journal,  145  ;  Historical  Collections  of  Am.  Col. 
Church,  145  ;  Griswold  Ancestry  and  Arms,  196 ;  Kip  Family,  99  ;  Maule 
Family,  144;  Mother's  Register,  145  ;  N.  E.  Gen.  and  Hist.  Register,  101, 
and  Oct.  cover;  Ruttenber's  Indian  Tribes  of  Hudson  River,  Oct.  cover; 
Seaver  Family,  Oct.  cover  ;  Strong  Genealogy,  99 ;  Wmchell  Genealogy,  99. 

Books  in  Preparation— Alsop's  Works,  56;  Charlestown  (N.  H.),  History  of ,  142; 
Church  Records  of  East  Haddam  (Ct.),  142;  Harlem  (N.  Y.),  55;  Old 
Families  and  Customs  of  New  York,  55  ;  Hebrew  Families  of  New  York, 
103;  Land  Titles  of  Hudson  Co.  (N.  J.),  56;  Lyman  Genealogy,  103; 
Middletown  (Ct. ),  History  of,  56  ;  Thomas'  History  of  Printing,  56 ;  Stod- 
dard Genealogy,  104. 

Book  Notes,  99,  143,  196,  cover  of  Oct.  No. 

Bray  Family  and  WoodhuU,  of  L.  I.,  96. 

Chambers,  John,  Biography  of,  57. 
Chicago  (111.)  Historical  Society,  98. 
Corrections,  104,  cover  of  Oct.  No. 


IV  Index  to  Subjects. 

De  Witt  Family  Genealogy,  103. 

Donations  to  the  Library.     See  covers  of  numbers. 

Dutch  Families  of  Albany,  Contributions  to,  SI. 

Early  Princeton  Students,  25. 

England,  Public  Records  of,  85. 

English  and  Dutch  Intermarriages,  153. 

Epitaphs  of  St.  Paul's  Chapel,  New  York  City,  21,  116,  176. 

Families.     See  Oeneahglea. 

First  Stone  House  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  52. 

Florida,  Circumstances  attending  its  occupation  by  U   S     96 

Freeholders  of  Schenectady,  71 .  '     '' 

French  War  Letter,  94. 

"  ^"^^'?^."  i?  Harrison    N.   Y.,  Marriage  Records  of,  45  ;  Records  of,    in  PMladel- 
phia,  ol ;  Records  of,  m  New  York,  184. 

Gautier,  John  S.,  Address  inMemoriam,  1-9,  53. 
Resolutions  of  Society,  on  his  Death,  52 
Genealogical  Notation,  132. 

Notes  on  New  York  Families  in  Pennsylvania    146 
Genea  ogies  ot  Booge,  02;  Slosson,  107,  165  ;  Wright,  35  ;  WoodhuU    10-20 
Genealogies,  Amencan,  in  Preparation,  133, 'l97  ;  Hebrew  Families  of  New  York 

Genealog.e.s  publfshed.     See  Books. 
Governors,  New  York  Colonial,  96. 

5^?nV'T'rP  ^^;  '^■)'  ^^^"^"^^^  Records  of  Friends  in,  45. 
Hayden  Family  Genealogy    104  ' 

Hebrew  FamUies  of  New  York  City,  History  of,  103 

Heraidiyof  St.  Paul's  Chapel,  New  York  Citv   21    116 

Histories,  Local.     See  Hooks.  '      ' 

Hi-stoncal  Collections  of  Amer.  Colonial  Church   145 

Histoncal  Society  of  New  London  Co.  (Ct.),  54,'  145  •  of  Chicafro  (111  ^   08 

Histories  of  Towns  in  Preparation-HariL   \n    Y."' %  "iruienburg'' (M 

in?.    .v^^v'^^^A"*  ^^•^■)'   l'^^;  ^^'^"^    Utiicht    N.    Y.),  14?  Queens- 
fel     ;  ^-'n  ^^'  ^^*^'  ^°-  ^^-  Y-).  l-i^;  Wallingford    (Conn  )    143 
Jin  t^  Y0,^?4T-^'  ''''    ""'"^"^^  ^""'"'i  ^^-    ^^^    142\'^rutUup! 

In  Memoriara  of  J.  S.  Gautier,  An  Address,  1-9 
Intermarriages,  English  and  Dutch,  153. 

Jones,  Pedigree  of,  195.  I  l|-  '1 

Kip  Family,  99. 

Landon  MSS.,  Extract  from,  32 

Leisler  and  his  Medal    143 

Letter.  A  Jlodel  Church,  33;  A  French  W^ar   94 
Librarian,  Report  of,  53.  ' 

Licenses,  New  York  Marriage,  91,  192. 


ass.), 


index  to   /inbjerts. 

Lincoln,  Abraham,  and  Liucoln  Records  in  Pennsylvania.  <U). 

Lincoln  Family  of  Pennsylvania.  148. 

List  of  American  Genealogies  in  iireparatiou.  138,  197. 


Marriagep.  200. 

Marriage  Licenses.  New  York.  91.  l92.  „  •,    ,  , 

Marriages  of  New  York  men  to  New  Jersey  women,  14!S  ;  Records  from    I  hiladel- 

phia  Friends.  51  ;   in  Harrison  Towaship  (N.Y. ),  45. 
Model  Church  Letter,  A,  :}:>.  _  -^ 

Monnments  in  St.  Paul's  Chapel,  New  York  City,  21.  116,  17«. 

New  London  <  'oimty  Historical  Society.  M.  145.  -  >   „  • 

New  York  (renealogical  and  Biographical  Society.  .Anniversary  Address,  Y'4,  9^,; 
Amiua]  Meeting,  9(;-99 ;  Corresponding  Members,  List  of,  see  c<}rfr 
April  ^'o.  :  Honorary,  Life  and  Resident  Members,  List  of,  see  (»rer 
JaniKU-i/  No.  ;  Officers  for  1872,  see  cover  April  No.  ;  Papers  read  be- 
fore, 52,  9(J,  148;  Proceedings  of,  52.  9(5.  148;  Progress  of,  96;  Third 
Annual  Meeting  of,  96. 

New  York  Maniages,  51,  91,  192. 

Notation,  Genealogical,  182. 

Notes  on  Books,  99.  14:3.      See  Mvtr  Oct.  Xo. 
and  Queries,  58,  101,  145. 
on  Lawrence  Pedigree,  26,  17K 

Obituary  Notices— Astor.  Mrs.  M..  150;  Bennett.  J.  G.,  150;  Bogue,  Rev.  11.  i'. , 
"  15!  ;  Cruger,  Mrs.  H.  D.,  151;  Eaton,  L.,  104;  Goodwin,  Capt.  W.  F., 
151  ;'  Hunt,  C.  H.,  198;  Kelly.  W.,  104;  Lane,  J.,  151  ;  Lawrence,  W. 
E.,  199;  Lydig,  P.  M.,  151;  Macy,  J.,  151;  Piatt,  I.,  151;  Ransom, 
Col.  H.  .B.,'151  ;  Seward,  E.  P.,  15^1  ;  Stuyvesant,  Mrs.  H.  Le  R.,  151  ; 
Sturgis,  R..  15>1  ;  '^'rimble,  G.  T.,  151  ;  Van  Sch:'.ick.  M.  B..  152;  Ward, 
H.  W.,   200;  Wolfe,  G.  D.,  l.!2. 


Papers  read  before  the  Society,  52,  96,  148. 

Pedigradation,  96. 

Pedigree  of  Bartow,  30;  of  Jones,  195;  of   Lawrence.  121  ;  Note.*   on.  26:    of 

H.  Stafford,  148. 
Pennsylvania,  The  Colonial  Church  in,  145. 
Princeton  Students,  Early,  25. 
Proceedings  of  the  Society,  52,  9(),  148. 
Progress  of  the  Society,  96. 
Public  Recoi'ds  of  England.  85. 
"Purchase,  The."     See  lla rrimii. 


Record,  Origin  of  the,  fS. 

Records  of  England,  The  Public,  85. 

of  Lincoln  Family  in  Pennsylvania.  69. 
Register,  The  Mother's,  145. 
Report  of  Committee  on  Biogi-aphical  Bibliography.  97. 

of  Librarian,  53. 

of  Treasurer.  58. 

of  Recording  Secretarj',  58. 

on  Progie.ss  of  Genealogical  and  Biographical  Science  and  Literature.  OS. 
Resolutions  on  death  of  J.  S.  Gautier,  52. 
Reynolds,  Hon.  W.  A.,  Biography  of.  105. 
Robinson.  Anns  of.  24. 


^  Index  to   Subjects. 

St    Panl'9  Chapel.  Hertildi-y  of ,  31.  IKJ;    Hpitanli.-^  in,  11(5    ! 7:5 

Scheuectady,  Freeholders  of,  71. 

Schuyler.  Old  Fort,  Men  of,  54. 

Slossou  Family  Genealogy,  107.  Kr). 

Stafford  Pedigree,  14o. 

Stoddard  Family  Genealogy.  104. 

Strong  Family  Genealogy,  9(5,  1 00. 

Stn(k(nts.  Early  Princeton,  25. 

Temple,  Arms  of.  35. 

Third  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Society,  36. 

Towns,  see  Uwtoi'ies. 

Treasurer,  Report  of,  53. 

Utica  (N.  Y.).  iiiee  ScJniifler.  ♦ 

War  Letter,  A  French,  94. 

WUls,  Ancient,  190. 

Wiuchell  Family  Genealogy.  99. 

Woodhull  and  Bray  Families  of  L.  I.,  9(5. 

Family  Genealogy,  10. 
Wright  Family  Genealogy,  35. 


mOEX  TO   NAMES. 


\_BI50rT,   Itl 

^.branis,  20 

V.bramse,  31,  ;J'J 

^cklev,  66 

Vda  is,  5,  18.  4;!.  ll'.t.  1-)1. 

.87 
vpr  rcroft,  39 
Vikjn,  45 
Vlbertson,  IS! 
Alexander, .103,  l-W 
\Jken.  35 
\llardice.  31 
Ulen,  141,  14o,  ItM 
A"r  j-,  1  J8 
■1,  198 

..  t.-« 
......56 

Hvcrson,  M 
Uvonl,  133 
Amhcrsts  95 
^nderson,  33,  35,  36,  43.  55, 
"7      57,  03,  133,  167,  192 
Androws,    35,    36.   37,    43. 

133,  137, 139,  18)) 
Andriessen,  150 
\ndros,  9f>,  TOO 

-  •-i><h,  179 
',  IKi 

■Mgton,  i:^A  197 
^.  13,  54 
■itroniT,  150 
\><,ld,  <t,  l;« 
Atj  OW8I  uth,  194 
Aspden,  53 
Asiwnwail,  194 
•  Astin,  191 
\st.>r.  15r. 

•-■:.,. -OP.  la-j,  137,  139,  141. 
;i»7 
V,  133.  16<i 


Bajboock,  145 
(iachelder.  133 


Badan.  3J 
BsxKg,  54,  VSi>, 
Bailey,  91,  133 
Uaird,  45,  103,  193 
Bainbridpe,  198,  200 
Baker,  45,  46,  47,  133 
.Baldwin,  11,    IS,  ViS,  Oct. 

cove?'. 
BaU,  114,  167,  169.  173 
Bnllou,  .54,  134 
B.incker,  92,  103 
Bancroft,  134 
Banks,  174,  175 
Bant,  194 
Bar  .er,  93,  134 
Barclay,  21,  22,  23,  21 
Barefoot,  101 
Barents.  92 
Barkeloo,  150 
Barker,  34,  50 
ili^riow,  134,  142,  164 


Barnes,  48,  49,  .50 

Barre,  193 

Barrett,  134 

Barriman.  92 

Barritt,  119 

Barron,  18 

Barrows.  134,  176 

Barnis,  134 

Barrj-,  105 

B,irsley,  93 

Barron,  32,  93,  134 

Bartow.  3C,  31,  32,  62 

Barymore,  130 

Basford,  93 

Batcheller,  171 

Bayard,  134,  192 

Bayer,  92 

Bayley,  134 

Beadle,  134 

Beardnley,  134 

Bears.  115 

Beaupre,  35 

Becker,  85 

BedcU,  134 

Beeke,  194 

Beekman,  25,  84,  103 

Beere,  134 

Beers,  134 

Beldeu,  107,  108,  145,  191 

Belin,  115 

BelL,  54 

Beliamont,  125 

BcUine.  194 

Bement,  112 

Benezet.  31 

Benjamin,  167,  168, 169, 173 

Bennett,  102.  150,  165 

Benson,  51,  IH  146,  197 

Benthiiysen,  84 

Bentie,  93 

Benton,  109.  Ill,  171 

Bereusfer,  22 

Bergen,  134.  142.' 156 

Berrien,  23 

Bertaut^  36 

Betterworth,  !« 

Bettinser,  54 

Betts,'21,  79,  116,  14:^< 
I  Bevil,  179 

Bibb.  54 

Bickley,  143,  147 
I  Bili,  54,  200 
j  BilUan,  93 
j  Bingham,  1!*2 
'  Bininger,  9 
.  Birdsall,  49,  50 
.  BLshop,  :i8,  107 
i  Blackman,  48 
i  BlackweU,  32 
Blair,  12,  134 
I  Blake,  1:^4 
j  Blanchard,  9,  92,  134 

1  Bland,  101,  r.n 

I  Bleecker,  82 

Bhss.  130 
I  Bloodgood.  4t>,  54,  103,  152, 
'  170,  173 


BlydenbHrg.  25.  193 
Boage,  65 

Boardman,  115,  134 
Bockee,  146 
Boedann,  93 
Bosjaort,  2,  71,  104,  134 
1  Bogardus,  96 
Boirert,  32 
lioKiie,  68,  151 
Boies,  134 
j  Bokee,  see  Bockee. 
'  Bnlen,  193 
BolUng,  101,  197 
Bolton,  146.  198 
I  Boltwood,  138 
I  Bond,  126,  127 
i  Bonde,  71 
\  Boose,  62-68 
'  BooiTuet,  see  liockee. 
I  B(X>ne,  70 
Booth,  148 
Borsboom,  71 
Bosch,  92 
!  Bongeand,  93 
1  Boiighton,  14^ 
I!outv!le.  133 
Boulon,  171 
Bowen,  134 
i  Bovvers,  40,  41,  4:^ 

Bowlbj^  169 
'  Bown,  43 
Bowne.  36.  43,  48,    49.  51. 
13;i,  134,  135,  136.  i:«, 
138, 141,  185 
Boyd,  143 
;  Boyle,  64,  194 
j  Brackelen,  71 
Bradbury,  134,145 
Bradford,  198 
Bradshaw,  130 
T.rHdy,  151 
,  Bragden,  145 
Branch,  193 
Brandt,  190 
I  Bratt,  71,  85 
'  Bray,  96 

Brayion,  134 
;  Brazier,  192 
I  Breadatead,  193 
Brett,n92  • 

Brevoort,  146 
I  Brewer,  195 
\j- Brewster,  40,  41,  42 
Bridge,  134 
Bnggs,  106    — 
j  Bright.  199 
!  BrinkerhofE,  150 
I  Brinkerhont,  150 
Britten,  92 
Broadstreet,  40 
Brook,  143,  197 
Brockway,  168 
Brook,  149 
Brooke,  122 
Brooker,  171 
Brookesbanck,  94 
Brown,  2,  3,  4,-9,  12,  14,  17, 


38,    .!'.»,    113,     134,    165, 

167,  170 
Broughton,  143 
Bruce,  61 
Bruen,  54 
Bmgen,  93 
Bruyor,  92 
Bryan,  193 
Buck,  70 
Buckcnhoveu,  94 
Buckingham,  197 
Bndd,  ft2 
BucU,  134 
K*ll.  51 
BunneO,  1t>5 
Bunt,  193 
Burchard,  54 
Buroank,  168 
Burger,  93,  150 
I'.urgus.  see  li^irger. 
Burke.  21,  5:5,  54 
Burle.  193 

Bumham,  55.  114, 134 
Burling,  47,  48,  49,  50.  1*9, 

1S8 
Burnet,  1 
Bumton,  3 
Burr,  31,  168 
Burroughi?,  93 
Burt,  55,  65,  134,  192 
Burton,  92,  166,  197 
B\iscli,  93 
BiLshnell,  79 
Butler,  66.  134,  136,  194 
Butctrfield,  168 
Byingt<3n,  16b 


Cabot,  134 

f!aeger,  Oct.  cover. 

(.>.ilef,  134 

Callender,  134 

Camp,  54,  109 

Camel,  71 

Campbell,  18,  2.5,  71,  19;i 

Canfield,  151 

Cannon,  93 

CantwelL,  148 

Capron,  134,  135 

Carder,  13.5 

Cargill,  135 

Carible,  194 

Carl,  17 

Carly,  92 

Camaby,  92 

Carpenter,  45,  46,  47,  -18,  49. 

50,  51,  135,  170 
Carr,  146,  197 
Carrington,  139 
Carson,  197 
Carter,  53,  91 
Carteret.  28,  127,  129 
Case,  17     — 
Cass,  115 
Cattell,  53 
Caulcy,  194 
Cau'.kins,  54 


Tadtx  to  A  a  fries. 


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f'aiiMcr.  4'i         ■*"'' 
Cavalecr.  (i:;.  Ifll 
(laxtori,  157 
Cebra,  l!t5 
Ceysler,  !t.'i 
{,TiiifFee.  M2,  H5 
Chaille^  iXy 
(Jhalniirs,  57 
ChainixTlui,  172 
CihiiiiilKTK,  ao,  57.  58,  5!t,  W), 

m,m,  90.  Iffi 
Chamlk-r,  U',  51,  135 
Chapel,  Kcc  C/uippel. 
ChapiM-l.  iCi.  111.  lltl 
Chapman,    l.'K.    lyti.     141, 

145,  170,  197 
Charles,  Ki,  5-1 
Chase,  K-J5 
Chawonh,  25! 
Cheetham,  10 
CheeK,  ^i 

— -~T?hiia,  i;i5 

Chiklers.  ilS 

Chisrkjl.  I'.M 

Ch  ri  M  i  s  vii>"if><^»'.t 

Chri,-;..pVu/r.';s 

Clupp.  -IT.,  IS,  .-,().  l!«i 

Clark.  l.Vf)!,.')-!,  55.  00,  lUI, 

i(ia.-:#!6Hi-.i.  iia,  i;i5, 

CUiTCTT  DnnviS,  see  Clur/ff*- 

Clarke,  see  Vtur/i. 

(Jlarksoii,  i;55 

(Jlatwurthy,  92 

Clay,  121 

Clement,  9M 

Cle.-ivelaiKl.  1%.  1-13,  IGS 

Cleveland,  see  VIeuctluiid. 
I  ClifUjn,  190 
*  Clinton,  oN.  ICt,  173 

<;iift.,  133 

(JlifU.n.  I'.MI 

Clowes.  ];« 

Coats.  91 

Cobl.itt,  9;^ 

Cobus,  71 

■  Cock,  -40.  -17.  19,  u:^.  1.S"> 
C<«i(iinf;toii,  -12 

Coe,  135 
Coel,  92 
Cocrten,  194 
,'■    Coeynians.  S-! 
•'     CoKKOshall,  135 

■    Golden,  00,  92,  90 
.       Cole,  32,  37,  S5,  140 

Coleman,  1(J3.  135.  13S,  193 
CoUts,  44.  135 
Collins,  179,  I  SI.  I'.M 
Collyer.  149 
Colver,  111 
(^)lvin,  mi 
Coinan,  192 
Combs,  15 
Comstock,  135 
Condit,  17 
Cone,  »)3,  04 
Conner,  151 
Oonkey,  135 
Conklin,  4 
Conover.  15 
Constapel.  S3 
Conyn,  84 
Cook,  07 
Cooley,  92 
"^Cooper,  54.  91.  195 
Copely,  109 
Copcrwhait,  43 
Corbitt,  193 
Coronian,  193 
f'ornelisi,  15U 

■  .  K.ell,   4.').   40.   47.   4b.'  49, 


Cortlandt,  92, 193 

Corwin.   14,   135.  138,  143. 
144 

Corwuie,  see  Concin 

Cosine,  93 

Coster,  f<5 

Cothron,  108 

Cottle,  135 

Coventry,  54 

Cowley,  11 

Cox,  71,  92 

Crab,  see  Grabbe. 

Crabbc,  35,  30,  37,  44 

Craft,  135 

Crane,  129.  135 

Oregers,  194 

(Jregier,  195 

Oet'o,  9;^ 

Crittenton,  17'! 
(Jroaker,  194 

Crocker,  172 

Cromwell,  20,    49.   50,   101, 
102,  127,  130   140,  147, 
148.  150,  178 
Crooke,  24 
Orostield.  2,  9,  135 
Cruffer,  0],  82,  151 
Culver,  114.  109 
CuUoin.  !»2 

(•unninghani.  135,  142 
Curtis,  114,  135,  10.5,  170 
ClU'win,  see  Coricin. 
Curwen,  2^1,  117 
Cushruan,  5,  9 
Cushing,  135 
Cnyler,  81,  82 


f 


Dainhton.  see  Daijliin. 

Kail  16,  94 

Dale,  194,  197 

liallv,  4,  195 

Dalv.  1,51 

Dane,  135 

Darkins.  193 

Dashiell.  135 

Davenport,  37 

Davids.  92 

Davi(!s,  93   " 

Uavis.  11,  13,  32,  33.  50.  142, 
143,  195 

Davison.  193 

Dawninf?,  92 

Dawson,    135 

Dayton,  112,1134.   135,  137, 
138,  139 

Dale,  197 

Darling,  170 

Dean,  30.  48.  49,  113,   171,  \f 
175,  194.  O't.  cover. 

Deane,  43,  .54 

Ueen,  50 

d'Ewes.  1.30 

Deforest,  194 
Dehanee,  192 
de  Hart,  92,  193 

l)<-key,  92 

de  la  (Jarde,  ;» 

lie  (iraffenreid,  135 

de  Graa.s  104 

d"Honneur,  91 

DeKey,  195 

tie  Vismes,  31 

de  "Worde,  157 

Delancy,  1,   58,  00,  90,  135, 

130,  143,  193 
Delano,  111,  112,  160.  174 
DeLanoy,  93.  189 
Delaplayne.  51 
Delavall,  51 
De  Meyer,  »3,  93 
Oeminp,   107 


Denison,  135 

Denn,  61 

De  Peyster,  58,  «iO.  82.  92 

Derby,  ia5 
-^DeReinier,  194 

De  Sola,  103 

De  Wandelaer.  84 

Dewey.  112,  113 

Dewind,  193 

Dewitt,   93.   103,    130.   100, 
172,  Oct.  cover. 

Dexter,  55 

Dibble,  60 

DiokenMjM,  4;).  48,  49,    184, 
185,  197 

Diekerson,  47,  49 

Dickeyson,  see  DKkennoii. 

Dickinson,  see  Dickennoii. 

Diokson,  ."i,  9 

Dischinetoii,  92.  193 

DiN,  118 

Dohson,  45,  51 

Dodge,  50 
Dodridg.  iW 
Dongan,  71.  12-1 
Dort;hester,  54 

Doten,  55 
Dotey.  55 

Doty„37,  47.  55,  136 
Doiigfttjva5 

TJonw-.^SgrKJ.  84.  1!M).  193 
Dow.  193,^ 
Downing,  "93 
Downs,  117 
Drake,  20,  54.  102 
Draper,  .56 
Drauyer,  22,  'Mi 
Dres.ser,  135,  1<)5 
Brincall,  193 
Drowne,  13(i,  143,  145 
Dubois,  93,  191.  192,  193 
du  H(!rtrey.  8.  130 
du  Uamel,  30 
Dudley,  111.  112.  105 
Dner.  117 
Duncan,  31 
Dungan,  51 
Dunham,  109 
Dunsconib,  93 
Dupin,  liK^ 
Dupuy,  197 
Durrie,  ia5,  14:^ 
DUrc^nd,   193 
Duyckinck,  94.  136,  152 
inviglit,  .55,  74.  77,  90.  100, 

105.  100.  113,  136.  195 
Dyer,  38,  42 
— Klly'«'iian,  92^j;__^ 


j  KiriotU  129 

English,  11 

Rnsign,  145 
I  Koflf,  14 

Evans,  .33,  92,  192,  I'.H 

Bverinden,  I'.K! 
I  Evert,  9 
;  Evorste.  192 


Fardon.  Ifl 

Kamhani.  114 

Fairand,  172 

Fan-ington,  4.5.  47 

Fanveli,  13() 
I  Fawseth,  71 
j  Feakes,  30,  43,  187 
I  Fekes,  37 

Felton,  181 
i  Ferguson,  192 
i  Fermor,  182 

Ferris,  47 

Field,  40,  49.  .50,  .-jI.  : 
94,  101.  132 

I'ields,  s('e  Field. 

Fielding.  92    , 

Filer,  103.  1-30 

Finch.  171 

Fine,  194 
j  Piniconie.  92 

Finlev,  12 

Fish,  20 

Fisher,  92,  93,  130.   11 

■■ntch.  130,  19S 
1  Flint,  112 

Floyd,  91 

Folkertse,  71 

Fontaine,  197 

Ford  am,  II) 

Forlissoii.  193 

Fomian.  l:i 

Forster.  61,  55 

Foster,  54,  5.5,  67,  i:;o 

Fowler,  40,  130.  170 

Poxan,  34 

Foiissagrives,  145 

Prampton,  189 

Franklin.   47.   .51.   o'J 
117 
I  Frede.i-iekse.  s:l  1 94 
j  French.  92 
!  Pretwell.  -12 
I  Frey.  UKI 

Frits,  49 

Promanteel,  93 

Frost,  4.5,  130,  195 

Fvler,  103,  130 

Fuller.  6-1.  112 


.    110. 


Earle,  200 

lOastbnrn,  18 

Easton,  40,  136 

Eaton,  101,  101.  147,  V.C. 

Edes,  136 

Edgai,  18 

Edmonds,  14V 

Edsidl.  93,  12.5,  143 

Edwards,  .5.5.  19:!  Oct.  cover. 

Ekies,  194 

Effingham.  27.  28,  128,  181, 

182.  18:^ 
Elden,  145 
EUicott,  19 
Ellis,  19,  :^A  169,  194 
Elliott,  79,  1.30.  168.  193 
Ellsworth,  93  \  \ 

Ellwanger.  105  * 

Elum.  92 
Ely,  191 
Emery.  142 
liiiuiiOUf,  195 


ilage,  95 

(laine,  23 
!  Crallup,  .54 
!  fJano,  147 

(lansevoort,  84 

llardncr,  I'.Xl 

( kvrdiner,  99 

Oarland.  197 
I  Uarrison.  134.  19 

Gates,  i'ii,  149 

Ganlticr,  92 

Gantier,  1. 
96,  130 

Gaylord,  107 

Gavit.  136 

Gay,  110,  111,  11.5.  l^O 

G«e,  171 

Gerritse,  85 

(^,ibb,  -19.  9:; 

Gibbs,  1  iO.  -ii  0 

Gibson.  Ui."i 

Giger.  12 


1,  9   52,  :>). 


Index  to  Navies. 


ij 


Giles,  93 

Gilbert.  65,  136.  194 

Gillespie,  31 

Gilliss,  136 

Gindett,  194 

Girand,  20 

Gizebert,  194 

Gleason,  168 

Glen,  71,  &3,  84,  91,  192 

Glover,  193 

Goddard,  54,  145 

Godfrej',  193 

Goff,  193 

Goldsmith,  156,  164 

Goodale,  136 

Goode.  197 

Goodell,  136 

Goodwin,     109,    144,  i  151, 

170 
Gore,  92 
Gordon,  22,    117,  136,  170, 

197 
Gorliam,  197 
Gorne,  194 
Gorton,  136 
Gould,  197 
Gouverneur,  81,  193 
Graas,  71 
Granain.  171  -' 
Grant.  52,  .55,  111,  112,  136, 

143.  146 
Granville,  142 
Grasselt,  93 
Graves.  192 
Grar,  113 
Greene,  133,  136,  137,   141, 

142,  172,  175,  192 
Green,  see  Greene. 
Greenwood,  136 
Greffenreld,  108 
Greg,  92 
Gregory,  25 
GreslifiiTi,  156 
Gridley,  170 
Griffen,  46,  47,  48,  49,  50. 

169 
Griffin,  see  Griffen. 
Griswold,  13,  54,  78,  79,  190 
Groot,  71 
Gro(jnendyke,  92 
Groesbeck,  85 
Guernsey,  113 
Gurney,  3 
Guthri.-.  Ill 
Gyseling,  71 


Haegen,  150 

Hagar,  129,  179 

Haight,  47,  49,  50 

Haines,  51 

Hains,  12,  14 

Hallenbeck,  56 

Hal  let,  148.  149 

Hall,  137,  171.  172,  175 

Halluck,  47,  48,  49,  56 

Hiiisted,  50 

Hamblen,  1.36,  197 

Ham,  137 

Hamilton,  58,  109,  131.  1.37 

Hamlin,  1.37 

Hammit,  53 

Hammond,  54 

Hampton,  146 

Hancock,  145,  193 

Handy,  134,  135,  1.30,  137, 

138,  139,  140,  141,  142 
Hanmer,  93 
Hansen,  104 
Hanse,  194 
lanville,  169 
iardenbergh,  92,  93,  193 


Harding,  174 

Harmaus,  150 

Harmanse,  71 

Harmensen,  194 

Harper,  38,  138 

Harrington,  131 

Harrison,  53.  113,  143,  146 

Harris,  139,  167, 194 

Harriss,  137 

Harrod,  193 

Hart,  92,  137 

Hartley,  53 

Hartwell,  99 

Harwood.  92 

HaskeU,  137 

Haskett,  197 

Haskins,  30    • 

Hastier,  2 

Hatch,    112,  11.3,   115.  116, 

166,  169, 195 
Hathaway,  170,  171 
Haven,  54 
Havens,  13, 198 
Haviland,  31,  45,  46,  49,  55, 

95 
Hawks,  25 
Hawxhnrst,  51 
Hayden,  92,  102,   104,  137, 

13S,  14G,  150 
Havdock.  51,  52 
Hayes,  61,  l(i7 
Haywood,  161 
Hazeltine,  1.37,  145 
Heaton,  110 
Hebard,  54 
Heber,  149 
Hedden,  46 
Hedges,  11,  12,  14 
Helme,  13,  62 
Hendriclcs,  83,  92,  93,  102, 

150 
Hendricke,  see  Hendricka. 
Hendrickse,  see  Hendricks. 
Hendricksen,see  Hendricks. 
Hening.  101 
Henry,  22,  91,  93,  137 
Hentiey,  53 
Hewett,  92 
Heyningc,   193 
Hicks,  31,  51,  137,  149 
H.gbie,  137,  105,  168 
Higgins,  1.37 
HIglev,  145 
Hill,  49 

Hinchnian,  53,  54,  92,  93 
Hinman.  54,  67 
Hine,  165 
Hoar,  137,  197 
Hodge,  64,  66,  137 
Hodges,  66,  137 
Hoilson,  51 
Hoet,  51 

Holcombe.  96,  100,  1-37,  143 
Holden,  133,  134,  135,  136, 

137,  138,  1.39.  140,  141, 

142 
Holgate,  23.  24,  101,  178 
Holland,  137 
HoUey,  113 
Hollinian,  137 
Holmes,  93,  112 
Hoist,  91 
Holton,  53.  72,  96,  98,  1.32, 

136, 137,  139,  142 
Hood,  93 
Hoodt,  51 
Hooglandt,  93 
Hoorne,  93 
Homau,  10 
Honan,  92 
Honey,  193 
Horner,  184,  189 


Hopkins,  11,  13,  34,  48.  49, 

137,  145 
Hopper,  193 
Hornblower,  9 
Horner,  43,  189., 
Horton,  46 
Hosier,  46 
Hoskins,  145 
Howard,  28.  112,   128,   16,5, 

181,  182 
Howe,  117,  1.37,  171,  200 
HoweU,  20,  103,  142 
Howland.  137 
Hoyt,  169 
Hough,  1.38,  197 
Hubbell,  54,  111,  115 
Huddleston,  141! 
Hudson,  51 
Huestis,  93 
HuEf,  197 
Hugget,  117,  118 
Hulgi'ow,  93 
Hulin.  93 
Hull,  47,  93 
Humphrey,  55 
Humphreys,  .33,  34,  94,  95, 

137,  145 
Hunt,  12,  32.  46,  50.  52,  93, 

137,  148,   192,  193,  198, 

199 
Huntington,  54,  138 
Huntoon,  1.37 
Hurdman,  171 
Hutchins,  45 
Hutson,  192 
Hutton,  92 
Hyatt,  165 
Hyde,  77,  111,  173 


Inglis,  24,  25 
Ingraham,  26,  99,  101 
Inians,  37 
Irmtraut,  143 
Ives,  1.37,  197 
Irving,  137 


Jackson,  96 

Jacobs,  92 

.Jacobsen,  83 

James,  139 

Jaman,  93 

Jamison,  143 

Janz,  150 

Janse.  150,  92,  71 

Ja:y,  58,  61.  02,  133,  192 

Jftyne,  151 

Jeffreys,  113 

Jefferson.  137,  197 

Jenkes,  137 

Jenkins,  5 

Jenoway,  93 

Jevvett,  54 

Johannes,  150 

Johnson,  11.  18,  23,  54, 113, 

137.  169.  193     - 
Jones,  92,  101. 114, 128, 147, 

148,  193,  195 
.Jonse,  71 
Jov,  138 

Judd,  70,  112,  166 
Justice,  71 


Kay,  179 
Kellogg,  109,  164 
Kelly,  62,  104,  167 
Kennedy,  56 
Kent,  168 
Ker,  138 


ivcbcham,  55,  136,  138 
Ketchum,  see  Ketcham 
Kettle,  54,  138,  171 
Kettelle,  see  Kettle 
Keeft,  123 
Kellogg,  195 
Keyes,  167,  179 
Kieft,  96 
Kimball,  1.38, 145 
King,  13,  38,  192,  193 
Kingston,  194 
Kinsman,  138,  145 
Kirkpatrick,  14,  43 
Kip,  54,  55,  93,  94,  99,*''l01 

138,   Oct.  cover 
Kipp,  47,  50,  92, 194 
Kittredge,  112 
Knapp,  169 
Knox,  34 
Kype,  see  Kip. 


Ladd,  165.  170 

Laing,  149 

Lambert,  92,  93,  150 

Lamberts,  see  Lambert. 

Lammers,  see  Lambert. 

Lancaster,  48 

Lance,  193 

Lane,  138,  145,  151 

Landon,  32 

Langstaff,  194 

Lany,  179 

Lansing,  84,  85,  190 

Lapham.  138 

Larkin,  92 

Larison,  14 

Larzellere,  146 

r.assell,  109 

Latham,  138, 193 

Liithrop,  138 

Latting,  45.  .'^7,  44,  52,   53, 
91,  96,  138,  143 

Laville,  195 

Laurence,  se.i  Lawrence. 

Laurens,  150 

Liuv,  92 

Lawrence,  26.  27,  28 

93,  99,  101,  102Jlli 
131,  141,  150.  17!ik^ 
178,  179,  180;  ISl/^'V]' 
199 

Lawerson,  93 

Lawner,  193 

Lawton,  199 

Leak,  25,  150 

Leake,  see  Leak. 

Leary,  3,  9,  138 

Leavenworth,  1,  38 

Leddra,  42 

Ledyard,  9ff 

Lee,  18,  54,  101,  138,  170 

Leeson,  92 

Leisler,  92.  125,  143 

Leffingwoll,  138 

Lefeurt,  194 

Le  Gro.  138 

Legget,  49,  50 

Lelonor,  193 

Leonard,  168,  173 

Lester,  45 

Letson,  93 

Leverich,  35,  44 

Leverett,  40,  42 

Lewis,  .33,  92 

Lilly,  101,  171,  175 

Linekhorn,  see  Lincoln. 

Lincoln,    69,    70,   71,    114, 
167,  148 

Lincoon,  see  Lincoln. 

Liukholn,  see  TAncoln. 

Linkhorn,  see  Lincoln. 


Tndtx  to  N^ames. 


Linnon,  see  Lincoln. 
Lipet,  192 
Lipis,  193 
Livermore,  71 
Liveson,  23 
Livingston,  32,  G2.  94. 

117,  150, 198 
Lloyd,  51 
Longfellow,  149 
Loomis,  54 
Lord,  64 

Loring,  91,  135.  138 
Lossing,  94,  119 
Lott,  3 

Losv,  92,  138, 193 
Luciis,  138 
Lndlow,  93 
Lupardus,  102.  103 
Lewersen,  93 
Lydig,  151 
Lyman,   94,  95,    103. 

138 
Lynch,  92 
Lyndall,  192 
Lynus,  194 
Lyon,  103,  138 
Lyons,  see  Lyon. 
Lynnes,  93 
Lyster,  194 


M.-xck,  04 

Macgi'egcre,  92 

Macomber,  54 

Macy,  96,  151 , 

Madison,  101 

Mallyear,  192 

Mann,  146 

Manning,  25 

Marcv,  138 

Mareun,  112.  105,  171 
'    Marriner,  91 
,    Marsh,  14S,  149 

Marshall,  40.  47.  4,9,  67, 

Martin,  17,  49,  138 

M   rvin,  191 
.:  vnuR,  71 
■'.m,  138 
-ett.  92 
!ers.  189 
'",     Malher,  54 
,   Mill  tack,  57 
■   ..laithews.  46.  62 
i  Matlack,  51 
-    Ma.vwell.  169 
^^Maybee,  71 
i    Maynard,  91 
J'   Mayo,  64 

•  alayow,  148 
/    Mayson,  193 

McCov,  25 

MnCrillis.  138    • 

:M<Cm-dy,  54,  79 

MiOougel,  114 
K"iltKean,  166,  177 
I    McWhorter,  167 

Maule,  144 

Maiirey.  197 

Mauritz,  92 

Meek,  9:^ 

Meriton,  179 

Menick,  168 

Merrill,  138 

Merritt,  47,  48,  50,  138 

Metcalf,  111 

Meyer,    93,  193,  i94 

Mynderts.  192 

Milbome,  193 

Milea,  40.  41 

Miller,   13,   14,   16,   30, 

92 
MiUs,  99,  169,  170.  174 


103, 


104, 


Mingael,  85 

Michell,  195 

Milton,  193 

Mitchell,  51,  52 

Mohun.  131 

Moll,  193 

Mollinex,  48 

Mouckton,  61 

Montayne,  147 

Mooers,  112,  165 

Moode,  52 

Mool,  193 

Moore,  29,  53,   62,    93,   96, 

97,  98, 138, 143, 147.  153, 

160, 166.  173 
More,  91,  127 
Moreau,  103,  145 
Morenos,  167 
Morris.  33,  51 
Mort,,  138 
Morton,  92 
Mosston,  193 
Mott,  51,  93 
Motteville,  30 
Mouritz,  92 
Mudge,  138 
Mulford,  138 
Munro,  61 
Munsell,  55,  56,  99,  103,  Oct. 

cover. 
Mure,  22 
Murphy,  174 
Murray,  197 
Muzzy,  166,  171, 173 
Myndert,  82,  192 


Nash,  48 

Naylor,  174 

Neilson,  15 

Nelson,  197 

Nesbitt,  194 

Newberry,  51 

Newcastle.  92 

Newcomb,  138 

Newcome,  138 

Newell,  173 

Newton,  138,  165 

Nichols.  14 

Nicholas,  93 

Nicholls,  62,  93. 113, 123.  199 

Niles,  172 

Nixon,  104. 188 

Noble.  43,  138 

Nobles,  145 

Norton,  139 

Northrop,  195 

Nostrand,  Ki 

Notingham,  li)5 

Noyes,  139 

Nutman,  17 

Newenhuysen,  92 


O'Brien,  167 

O'Callaghan,  52,  54,  57 
96,  143,  190,  192 

O'Neal,  71 
!  Olpherts,  192.  194 
j  Onderdonk,  96 

Osborn,  65,  193 

Osgood,  139 

Overton,  197 
!  Owen,  33 

Oxnard,  101 


Packard.  17 
Packer,  63 
Page,  101,  139,  198 
Paine,  139,  176 
Painter.  192 


91, 


Palgrave,  179 

Palmer,  31,  45,  46,  47,  48, 

49,  113,  139,  188 
Pantry,  193 
Parce,  46 
Parker,  54, 162 
Parkhurst,  141  . 
Parlin,  71 
Parmiter.  192 
Parsons,  78,  1.32,  139 
Parton,  182 
Patershal,  91 
Patrick  179 
Patterson,  62,  104,  107, 112, 

133,  135,  136,  137,  138, 

139,  140,  142.  165.  166, 

168 
Patton,  139 
Paulus,  92 
Pead,  72 
Pearce,  146 
Pearsall,  167, 194 
Pearson,  81,  Oct.  cover. 
Peas,  50 

Peck,  25,  134,  139 
Pedi>,  194 
Peek,  71 
Peet,  139 
Pelham,  139,  181 
Pell,  31,  48,  92,  194 
Pemberton,  51 
Pendden,  14 
Penn,  117,  139 
Pennell,  139 
Pennock,  34 
Penestone,  194 
Perce,  46 
Perdrian,  2 
Perkins,  139,  191, 198 
Perry,  145,  192 
Peters,  93 
Peterson,  18,  194 
I'etit,  193 
Pettengill,  139 
Pettibone,  145 
Peyton,  130,  179 
Phelps,  14,5,  14fi 
Philipse,  58,  61 
Phillips.  25 
Phips.  192 
Phoenix,  146,  197 
Pierson,  38.  39 
Pierrot,  194 
Pieters,  192 
Pitkin,  139 
Pi.xlev,  113 
Plaisted,  139 
Plant,  54 
Piatt,  146,  151 
Pleasants,  197 
Plevier.  193 
Plinco.  193 
Polk.  139 
Pollom,  194 
Pond,  139 
Poor,  133,  134, 1.35, 137, 138, 

139,  142 
Post,  54 
Potter,  54,  139 
Pottman,  71 
Potts,  51.  54,   .55,  69,  139. 

147,  148 
Pound,  149 
Powell,  46,  47,  49,  167 
Pownal,  60 
Poyen,  139 
Pratt,  60.  61 
Prestwich,  119 
Prevost,  31,  93, 194 
Prier,  see  Prior. 
Price,  192 
Prime.  32 


Prior,  37,  39,    40,   51,  18t 

188 
Prosser,  194 
Provost,  see  Pruvooftt. 
Pruden,  93 
Pugsley,  146,  193 
Pundcrson,  31 
Puppvn,  93 
Purple,  139,  140 
Putnam,  55.  56 
Pynson,  157 


Quackenbos,  83 

Quillan,  11 

Qninby,  46,  48,  49,  50,  51 


Race,  96 

Ragland.  197 

Ralph,  18 

Rambo,  71 

Rand,  139 

Randolph,  101,  197 

Ransom,  151 

Rasby,  93 

Ravand,   194 

Rawson.  39 

Read,  147.  193 

Reddinsj.  14 

Reed,  25,  30,   31.    40.    116. 
140 

Rees,  33 

Reese,  45 

Reeves,  173 
I  Reid,  see  Jieed. 

Remmerse.  150 

Renssalaer,  99 

Requiers,  150 
i  Reverdly,  93 

Rey,  53 

Reyners,  93 

Reynolds,  105 

Rhodes,  52.  71,  140 

Rhoads,  see  Rhodes. 

Rice,  173 

Rich,  140,  167,  169.  173 

Richeau,  150 

Richards,  93,  109,  112,  125 

Richardson,  43,  51,  101,  1S8 
189, 197 

Righton,  93 

Rikcr,  55,  96,  101,  125 

Robbins,  168 

Robertse,  71 

Robertson,  149 

Robinson,  23,  24,  -12,  B8,  V. 
93,  104,  140,  192 

Rodgers,  20 

Rodman,  45.  146 

RoUiste.  195 

RoUoquin,  19.-! 

Roose,  23 

Roseboom,  85 

RoseU,  193 

.Rcsevelt,  3 

Rose  vest,  193 

Ross,  145 

Roterdani,  71 

Rounds,  145 


/- 


Rowe,  64 
Rowell,  11 
Rowley,  108 
Ruggles,  110 
Runnels,  50,  140   / 
Russell,  35,  140  ^ 
Rutgers,  23,  23,  S: 
Rutherse,  193 
Ruthse,  193 
Rutsen,  194 
Ruttenber,  196 
Ryder.  31,  32 


Index  to  N'ames. 


I 


XI 


Sabine,  56,  117 

^ackett,  111,  193 

Safford.  140 

St.  John,  109,  113.  ]45 

Sal  is,  200 

Salisbury,  140 

Salkcld.  14(i 

Salmons,  19 

Saltonstall,  122,  123,  124 

Samis,  17 

Sanderson,  142 

Sandige,  194 

Sandford.  52,  53,  93,  %,  99, 

140,  143,  1!«,  195 
Sanford,  see  Saiulford. 
Saunders,  194 
Saviige,  26,  195 
Saxton,  17 

Say  and  SeaV.  122,  129 
Sayles.  140 
Sayre.  14 
Jl'cu;';.  151 

Schenck,  102,  103,  115.  170] 
Sohemerhorn,  71,  192 
Schofield,  140 

Schuyler,  53.  58,  82,  94, 193 
Soidmore,  17 
Scott,  15,  12:3,  134,  137, 138, 

140,  142.  192 
Scudder,  20 
Seaver,  140.  196 
Sedgwick,  198 
Selby.  65 
Selsby,  63 
SewaU,  39,  40 
Seward,  151 
Sexton,  193 
Sej-mour,  140,  198 
Shaw,  194 
Sheffield,  140 
Sheldon.  168 
Shepard,  105,  145 
Sherman.  54.  13-1, 140 
Sherwood,  55,  140      ^■ 
Shipman,  54 
Shippen,  51 
Shotwell,  148,  149 
Sidmon.  194 
Simes,  71 
Simms,  92 
Singleton.  193 
Sisson.  112,  166,  172 
Skeel,  108,  109 
Skelding,  194 
Skellinger,  65 
Skillington,  65 
Slade,  92,  171 
Slafter,  77 
Slausen,  71 
Sleade,  193 
Sloan,  25 
Slocum,  140 
Sloot.  91 
Slosson,   108-116,   140,165- 

175 
Smith,  11. 12,  27.  38,  48,  54, 

58,  59.  60,   61,  71,   92, 

93,  103,   113,  115,  116, 

124,  128,  140,146,  188, 

192,  193,  194 
Snedeker,  194 
Somerby,  29.  126,  127 
Souward.  92 
Sparks,  109,  117 
Spelman,  140 
Spencer,  32,  64,  65.  66,  92. 

109,  113 
Tpicer,  37,  43.  186,  192 
Splinter,  194 
Spofford,  12 
Spooner,  116.  140 
Sprague,  12 


Springsten,  92 

Stacy.  175 

Stafford.  113,  134,  136,  140, 

142,  148,  IC'5 
StagK.  1,  3.  4,  9,  140 
Stancliff,  65 
Standish,  27.  181.  182 
Standly,  38 
Staples,  25 
Stebbins,  168 
Stedman.  54,  1()9 
Steele,  166,  171 
Stenness,  140 
Stevihenson,  45 
Sterlin,  191 

I  Stevens,  2^,  92,  140,  194 
Stevenson, 'ol.  42,  93 
Steward,  65,  151,  170,  174, 

195 
Stewart,  22,  25,  32 
Stickney,  134,  136,  138 
Stiles.  1,  10.  32,  52,  78,  79, 

80,  94,  96,  98,  140.  142, 

143,  175 

Still  well,  31.  93,147,  193 

Stirling,  117 

Stith,  197 

Stockton,  197 

Stoddard,  104,  113,  140 

Stollard.  92 

Stone,  111,  113,  140 

Store,  181 

Stoothoof,  102 

Storv.  134,  138,  140 

Stottard,  92 

Stout,  55 

Stoutenburgh,  4,  9,  140 

Strangnjsh,  92 

Stratton,  20 

Stread,  193 

Strona,   13,    55,  74,  77,  100. 

106.  109,  113,  177 
Strvker,  103 
Studd,  194 
Stump,  71 
Sturgis,  151 
Stuyvesant,   123,  124,    151, 

"193 
Sumter,  50 
Sutton,  47,  48,  50 
Suydam,  14,  151 
Swann,  93 
Swart,  71 
Switz,  71 
Swords,  149 
Sydenham,  193 
Symmes,  55,  140 
Symonsen,  192 


Talcott,  45,  47 
Tanner,  169 
,-Jayler,  see  Taylor. 
-i>raylor,  19,  93, 112, 126,  167, 

171,  192 
Teigmouth,  147 
Teller,  71 

Temple,  25,  101.  141,  142 
Ten  Broeck,  81,  93,  194 
Ten  Broeke,  see  Te.yi  Broeck 
TenEyck,  2,  .3,  7,  84,  141, 
-       194 
Tenkins,  5 
Tennent,  12 
Tennev,  133,  134,  135,  138, 

139,  140, 141 
Terhune,  150 
Terry,  141 
Teuni.~se,  71,  195 
Thacher,  41,  141 
Thavets,  191 " 
Thayer,  141 


Thomas,  56,  91,  92,  112, 15^ 
Ttiomasse,  see  Thomas. 
Thomese,  see  Thomas. 
Thompson,  32.  67,  93,  122, 

125. 130.  167, 194 
Thome,  47,  48.  50,  93, 194 
Tiiorn,  see  Tliorne. 
Thomson,  91 
Throckmorton,  16 
Throgtnartin.  192 
Thurloe,  148 
Thurston.  141 
Tiebout,  l46 
Tilden.  62 
Tiller,  92, 194 
Tillinghast.  141 
Tilton,  36,  37.  45,    384,  187, 

192 
Timberlake,  183 
Timlow,  12 
Timmer,  194 
Tindell.  193 

Titus,  43,  47,  48,  IM,  193 
Tobey,  99 
Todd,  11,  173       '- 
Topping,  11,  12 
Totten,  2,  46 
Toiiro,  96 
Tower,  141 
Town, '4,  9,  141 
Towne,  see  Town. 
Townelev,  27,  28.  127,  128, 

129,  "181.  182,  183 
Townsend,  37,  44,  141,  149 
Tracy.  108 

Trask.  38,  69,  140,  141.  196 
Tregenny,  94 
Trimble."  151 
Tripp,  46,  48,  49 
Trowbridge,  64,  66,  141 
Truax.  71 

Tmmbull,  54,  56,  170 
Trvon,  47 
Tucker,  31, 101 
Tuckerman,  56 
Tudor.  92,  93,  192 
Tuenisse,  71 
TuUer,  71,  145 
Turnbull.  56 
Turner,  3.  141,  193 
TuthUl,  26,  49, 101, 122, 127, 

141 
Tuttell,  see  Tuthill. 
Tuttle,  see  Tuthill. 
Tyler,  141 
TyiTell,  165 

Underbill,  46,  47,  48.  49,  50, 
92.  141,  164,  184,  185, 
186 

Upham.  37,  141 

Upton,  141 

Uthuse,  192 


Vail,  46,  48,  49 
Valentine,  141 
Van  Allen,  194 
Van  Antwerp.  156 
Van  Baal,  192 
Van  Barkeloo,  150 
Van  Benthuysen,  84 
Van  Bergen,  83 
Van  Borsum,  92,  93 
Van  Bruckelen.  71 
Van  Bragh,  82 
Van  Breestede,  83 
Van  Brugen,  93 
Van  Buren,  52,  96,  IS 
Van  Bursum,  92 
Van  Buskirk,  2,  3 


Van  Cleve,  17 
Van  Clyfl,  91,  93 
"^an  Cortlandt,  57,  58,   61, 

62 
Van  Dalsen,  195 
Van  Bam.  116,  176 
Van  Ditmars.  84 
Van  Dyck,  102, 150. 193, 194 
Van  Dike,  see  Van  Dyrh.  j 
A^an  Dyke,  see  Van  Vyck. 
Van  Eps,  71 
Van  Flecht,  195 
Van  Fricht,  83 
Van  ftansevoort,  84 
Van  Heyning,  193 
Van  Hoesen,  167 
Van  Hoist,  94, 
Van  Horn,  9,  92 
Van  Hoorn,  see  Van  Horn. 
Vtm  Name,  172 
Van  Ivuwenhuysen,  92 
Vim  Patten,  71 
Van  Pelt,  150 
Van    Kensselaer,    58,    Oct. 

cover. 
Van  Schaiclf,  22,  23,  85,  92. 

152 
Van  Schelluyne,  103 
Van  Slichtenhorst,  85 
Van  S;  ;ck,  71 
Van  Strydt,  92 
VanTeuyl,  92,  171,  175 
Van  Veghten,  190. 191 
Van  Vleck,  93.  94 
Van  Wesel,  102 
Van  Wie,  141 
Van  AVyck.  3 
Van  Yvere,  83 
Vandenburgh,  92 
Vander  Bogaert,  104 
Vanderhard.  150 
Vanderhevden.  92 
Vanderhu'yle,  192,  193,  194 
I  Vanderpool,  93,  190, 194    • 
Vande  Spegle,  194 
Vanderwater,  174,  175,  193 
Van  Der  Grift,  ^i 
\  Van  Der  Volgen,  71 
I  Van  Der  Zee,  85 
Vanhoven,  194 
I  Vanaon,  102 
Vanwesel,  102 
VardiU,  31 
I  Varick,  194 
Vaughan,  129 
Vedder,  71 
Veits,  170,  174 
Verplanck.  194 
Vergereou,  194 
Verwyde,  194 
Vesey,  193 
Veet,  194 
Vickers,  53 
Viele,  71 
Vincent,  194 
Vinhagen,  190- 
Vinton,  71 
Vrelanh,  194 
Vroman,  71 
Vroom,  19 
Vyland,  93 

WahuU,  10 
Wailes.  141 
Wait.  54 
Wakefield,  141 
Wakelev.  141,  167 
Waldo,  19.  Ill 
Waldrwi,    193  ' 
Walkley,  63,  64 
Walker,  54 
Waller,  109,  129,  179 


Index  to  JVames. 


\ 


Walton,  "JljlW^ 

Walwdrtb.  TT,  111,  132,109 

Wanddl.  105 

Warti,  15.  114,  192,  UW.'SOO 

Waiiu.  m 

Wanier.l.Jl,  177.196 

Washington.  34,  127 

Watfnuan.  Idl 

Waters.  1 -11., 198 

Wiitkuis  Wl.  19fr 

VVrttwn.  1^3      ■ 

^\'S*J•.  -la  1-19, 193 

Waynr.  loS 

Webber.  l-l(i 

Webster,  142,  149, 10>S 

Weed,  1.51 

Weeks,    44,  47,   4S,   49,  50, 

93,  142 
AVeake,  see  V'eekn. 
Weekeis.  see  H'eeAH. 
Welles,  29 

Wells,  lis.  127,  177,193 
Wellinan,  142 
Wellington.  128 
Werap,  71.  190,  192 
WemvKS.  56 
Wenriell,  191 
Wenlock.  39 
Wentvvorth,  142 


Westcott,  108,  142 
West,  91,  166,  172,  192 
Weytens.  102 
Wev.  189 
Wharton,  ZS,  91 
Wheeler.  45.  54.  93 
WhetsUjiiP.  147.  MS 
Whipple,  111,  142  I 

White.  18,  31,  61,   92,  142. 

lU 
Whitehean.  94.  117  i 

WhitUesey,  109,  110,  116 
Whitson,  49  \, 

Whitmore,  26.  35,  74.  134,  I 
13,5,  136,  138,  139,  141,  j 
142,  178  ! 

Whitney.  142,  197  j 

Whitfield,  78  I 

Whitson,  49  i 

Whitstone,  147,  148  I 

Whiting,  142  I 

Wickes.  142  | 

Widdington,  1S2  I 

Wikoflf,  15,  16,  19  ! 

Wilbeck,  82,  S3  j 

Wilcox,  145 

Wild,  193  I 

Wilkison,  see    }]'iUinsoii.      I 
WiletF,  43  ' 


W^ilkins,  91 

Wilkinson,  92.  142,  192 

Willcnikc,  92 

Willev.  54.  ()4.  65 

Willett,  31.  92,  1^6.  189,  192, 

194 
Wilkisson,  192 
Williams.   44,   54,   64,    109, 

113.  114,  142.  166.  193 
Williamson,  11.  193,  195 
Willis,  43.  1()3.  187,  190 
Willoughbv,  112 
Wilson,    14.    112,    114.   142, 

146, 166,  167, 172,  193 
Winchel,  99 
Winders.  142 
Winfield,  56 
Winne.  S:i 
Winship,  168 

Winslow,  74,  77,  78. 101, 142 
Winston,  li)7 
Winthrop.  122,  129,  142 
Wislake,  92 

Witbeck,  82.  m.  190,  191 
Wodhull,  see  Wood/iiiU. 
Wolcott,   101 
Wolf,  152 

Wolf,  Spies  &  Clarke,  153 
Wolf,  Dash  &  Spies,  162 


Wood.  50.  114 
Wooden.  192 
Woodbridge,  142 
Woodford,  HIS 
Woodhnll,  10-20,  96 
Woodman,  144 
Woodward,  54,  142 
W^oolsey,  194 
Wright.   31,   35-45,  91,  93, 

199 
Wriothcslev,  28 
Wykoff,    15,   25,    102,     Oct. 

cover. 
Wychangham,  194 
Wyman,  137,  lys,  139, 142 
Wynne,  198 
Wynkoop.  56,  93,  142,  192 


Yaresly.  92 
Yeates.  193 
Yockom,  71 
Young,  92.  163,  164 
Youngs,  see  Younri. 
Yonges,  see  Young. 


Zane,  53 
Zenger,  57,  58 


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FOR  THE   TEAR   1872  : 


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THE   NEW   YORK 

Genealogical  aiib  lt09rHpIjical  lecor^. 


Vol.  III.  NEW  YORK,  JANUARY,  1872.  No.  1. 


IN    MEMORIAM. 

JOHN     S.     GAUTIER 


An  Addreas  delivered  before  the  Nev/  York  GenealogiciJ  aud  Blograpliical  Sf>cie- 
ty  at  its  regular  meeting,  December  J)th,  1871. 

By  Henky  R.  Stiles,  M.  D. 

Our  late  colleague,  Joux  Stagg  Gautieu,  was  the  tenth  child  and 
fourth  son  of  twelve  children  born  to  Samuel  Ten  Eyck  Gautier,  by 
his  wife,  Hannah  xVugjusta  Stao;g,  and  was  born  in  the  village  of  l>elle- 
ville,  N.  J.,  on  the"  19th  of ^Nf ovetnber,  1839,  at  the  "old  Stymus 
house,"  on  the  banks  of  the  Passaic  River,  where  his  parents  were 
then  staying.  Still,  although  thus  a  Jerseynian  by  birti,  he  was,  by 
majority  of  ancestry,  by  eilucation,  by  resi<lence,  and  in  his  sympa- 
thies, most  thoroughly  a  New-Yorker.  Here  was  spent  the  greater 
part  of  his  brief  life, — here,  in  the  old  burial-grounds  attached  to  the 
chnrches  of  Trinity,  St.  Paul,  and  St.  Thomas,  i-ested  the  bones  of 
his  ancestors  ;  and  for  that  i-eason,  not  less  than  for  its  own  sake,  T 
think,  he  loved  the  city  of  Xew  York,  and  the  historic  associations 
Avhicli  cluster  around  it. 

Jacquefi  Gautiei\  his  first  American  progenitor, — and  who  is  sup- 
posed to  have  descended  from  a  noble  and  rather  prominent  Huguenot 
family  of  that  name,  formerly  of  Saint  IManchanl,  in  the  Pravince  of 
Languedoc,  France, — emigrated  to  this  country  shortly  after  the  revo- 
cation of  the  edict  of  Nantes.  His  family,  consisting  of  two  sons  and 
several  daughters,  were  among  the  early  members  of  the  Huguenot 
Church  in  this  city,  IJ E(jllse  du  St.  Esprit.  IJaniel,  the  eldest  of 
these  sons,  during  the  dissensions  which  occurred  in  the  French 
Church  in  1721  (caused  by  a  quarrel  as  to  the  claims  of  rival  minis- 
ters), sided  with  "the  De  Lancey  party,"  as  it  was  called;  and,  when 
Governor  Burnet  decided  adversely  to  the  claims  of  that  party,  he 
seceded,  and  during  the  remainder  of  liis  life-time  attended  the  Dutch 
Church  ;  but  his  children  subsequently  became  members  of  the  Eng- 
lish, or  Episcopal  Church,  now  Trinity  Parish.  He  married,  in  1716, 
1 


2  In  Meriioriara—John  S.  Gautier.  [January^ 

Maria  Bogart,  by  whom  he  had  eleven  eliihlren,  of  avIioiu  the  third 
Andreto,  born  in  1V20,  was  a  man  of  prominence  in  tlie  city,  a  lar<4 
property-holder,  and  held  several  public  offices.  He  was  Assistant 
Alderman  from  the  "Dock  Ward"  from  n65-'6V,  and  Alderman 
from  17GS-'V.3,  and  was  an  ardent  loyalist;  bnt  died  soon  after  the 
outbreak  of  the  Ili.'volutionary  troubles.  A  notable  incident  in  his 
hfe  connects  him,  in  an  interesting  manner,  with  the  history  of  Trinity 
Church,  where  so  many  of  his  descendants  have  since  been  communi- 
cants. In  February,  1'749,  a  fire  broke  out  in  the  school-house  ol" 
Trinity  Church,  standing  directly  opposite  the  churcli-buildin<r,  to 
which  the  tiames  soon  communicated,  taking  fierce  liold  upon'  its 
steeple.  It  Avas  only  by  the  disinterested  exeitions  of  some  passers-by 
that  the  church  was  saved  from  total  destruction  ;  and  amono-  these 
was  Andrew  Gautier,  who,  at  great  personal  risk,  climbed  to  the'^teeplo 
a,nd  extinguished  the  tiames  in  time  to  save  the  cdificte.  The  corpora- 
tion of  Trinity  Parish,  in  recognition  of  his  timely  assistance  pre- 
sented him  with  a  silver  bowl,  which  is  still  in  possession  of  a  con- 
nection of  the  family.  It  is  plain  in  form  and  stvle,  weighing--  about 
seventeen  ounces,  and  standing  four  inches  hi»^li  On'^its^side  is 
Zfi^'-'Vl .V.T:T^'^:'^'''''  of  the  scene  of  the  firc,  with  the  words: 

I  his  HAPKNl)  Feb.  23,  1749-'o0,"  and  on  the  bottom  of  the  bowl 
are  the  initials  "A.  E.  G.,  1750,"  evidently  those  of  Andrew  an^ 
i^.Iizahetli,  Ins  wife.  The  fact  of  its  presentation  is  also  entered  upon 
the  minutes  of  the  Corporation  of  Trinity  Church,  niider  dale  of 
March  1,  1749. 

He  was  twice  married,  (1)  to  Elizabeth  Crosfield,  an  En'.lish  lady 
and  sister  to  Stephen  Crosfield,  one  of  the  proprietors  ol  the  well- 
known   Totten  and   Crosfield  Land  Patent,  in  this  State  ■  and    (">)  \x\ 
1774,  to  aiargaret  Hastier,  daughter  of  Jean  and  Elizabeth  (Perdri-m) 
Hastier,  of  a  Huguenot  family,  early  resident  in   this   city      Of  his 
lour  clnldren,  all  of  whom  were  by  his  first  wife,  tlie  third,  Andreic 
born  m  17^5,  was  educated  at  King's  (now  Columbia)  College  which' 
he  entered  at  the  early  age  uf  fourteen,  and  studied    for  the   law 
which,  however,  he  never  i)racticed.     He  married,  in  1772,  \Iary   only 
child  and  heiress  of  Ca])tain  Thomas  and  31arv  (Ten  Evck)  Hrown  of 
Bergen  county,  N.  J.,  ho  being  then  seventeen  and  his  bride  sixteen 
years  oi  age. 

His  father-in-law,  Captain  Brown,  was  a  somewhat  notable  characttr 
in  those  .lays.  He  was  the  son  of  an  Englishman  and  a  Dutch  woman  • 
had  loilowed  the  sea  from  his  youth  up;  finally  owned  and  com- 
maiubHihis  own  vessel;  had  even  tried  his  hand  at  privateerin^r  ^m- 
ing  the  I  rench  w^ars  ;  had  traded  to  the  West  Indies,  and  had  "more- 
over, improved  his  fortunes  by  a  lucky  marriage  with  Anna,  one'of  the 
lour  daughters  and  heiresses  of  Laurens  VairPuskirk,  whose  paternal 
farm  at  Mmachquay  (commonly  called  Pamrapaugh),  now  Greenville 
about  three  miles  south  of  Jersey  City,  extended  from  the  Bay  of 
.New  1  ork  to  Newark  V.nj.  On  this  farm,  after  it  had  come  into  hia 
possession,  partly,  as  we  have  seen,  through  his  wife,  and  partly  bv 
purchase  Iroin  the  other  heirs,  Captain  Brown  erected  a  larox-  and 
comniodious  mansion  in  1760,  subscpiently  known  as  "  Petimnent 
Hall,  and  still  staiuling.  He  also  owned  and  ran  a  ferry  from  the 
west  side  of  his  farm,  on  Newark  Bay,  across  tlie  nackens;ack  Paver 


:1872.]  In  Memoriam — John  S.  Gautier.  3 

forming  a  connecting  link  in  the  route  of  travel  between  the  cities  of 
New  York  and  Philadelphia.  This  feny  bore  his  name,  and  its  loca- 
tion is  still  pointed  out  as  "Brown's  Ferry."  During  the  Revolu- 
tionary struggle  he  was  a  patriot  (a  notable  exception  in  Bergen 
county),  and  occupied  a  prominent  position  in  town  and  county.  As 
early,  also,  as  1757,  he  had  been  a  member  of  a  committee  appointed 
to  examine  the  transports  in  New  York,  and  to  report  on  the  best  plan 
of  fortifying  the  harbor;  and,  in  1770,  he  was  admitted  a  freeman  of 
the  city.  He  was  wealthy  in  real  estate,  moneys  at  interest,  silver- 
plate  and  slaves.  In  character  he  seems  to  have  been  energetic, 
strong-willed,  possibly  self-willed.  He  died  at  his  mansion  in  New  Jersey, 
and  was  "gathered  to  his  fathers"  in  the  Ten  Eyck  vault,  in  St.  Paul's 
church-yard,  in  the  year  1782,  aged  sixty-five  years.  By  his  wife, 
Anna  Van  Buskirk,  he  gained,  not  only  an  estate,  but  a  son,  whom 
he  outlived.  He  then  married,  1756,  Mary,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Mary  (Gurney)  Ten  Eyck,  of  New  York  city,  by  whom  he  had  a 
daughter,  Mary,  who  (as  we  have  already  seen)  became,  in  1772,  the 
wife  of  Andrew  Gautier,  and  by  whom  the  Van-Buskirk-BrowJi  prop- 
erty, in  old  Bergen  county,  came  into  possession  of  the  old  Gautier 
family. 

Andrew  Gautier,  by  his  wife,  Mary  Brown,  had  two  children,  and 
by  a  second  wife,  Hannah,  daughter  of  John  and  Margaret  (Burnton) 
Turner,  whom  he  married  in  1784,  he  had  eight.  He  died  at  his  resi- 
dence, No.  41  Broad  street,  in  this  city,  in  1802,  and  was  buried  in 
Trinity  churchyard. 

Thoinas  Gautier,  his  eldest  son,  by  liis  first  wife,  born  at  the  old 
homestead,  in  1774,  was  a  lawyer  by  profession,  but  did  not  practice. 

He  died .    The  Brown-GautieV  farm,  as  he  inherited  it,  in  1782, 

consisted  of  406  acres,  of  which  40  were  salt  meadow  land  ;  and  the 
mansion,  known  far  and  wide  as  "  lletirement  Hall,"  was  the  scene  of 
old-fashioned,  open-handed  hospitality  and  comfort.  He  married,  in 
1790,  Elisabeth,  daughter  of  John  and  Elisabeth  (Dickson)  LeiTy.  by 
whom  he  had  three  children,  all  born  at  "  Retirement  Hall,"  of  whom 
the  youngest,  tSaiji.uel  Ten  Eydc  Gautier,  born  iu  1800,  was  the  father 
of  our  friend. 

The  honorable  pride  of  ancestry  manifested  by  our  colleague  Avas  by 
no  means  confined  to  the  paternal  line,  but  embraced  his  mother's 
family  as  well.  Our  treasurer  informs  me  tlmt  Avhen  Mr.  Gautier  be- 
came a  member  of  our  society,  he  inade  an  especial  written  request 
that  his  name  should  be  entered  in  full  upon  the  books,  John  Stagg 
Gautier;  and,  among  the  manuscripts  which  he  has  left  is  a  little  vol- 
time  in  which  he  has  carefully  collected  all  the  material  which  he 
could  obtain  concerning  the  Stcujg  family.  His  first  known  progeni- 
tor in  this  line  was  John  Stagg,  of  the  city  of  New  York,  who  was 
of  good  social  standing,  in  that  day,  if  we  may  draw  an  inference 
from  the  fact  that  Theodorus  Van  Wyck,  Abraham  Lott,  Jr.,  and 
Isaac  Roosevelt,  "all  of  the  city,  raercliants,"  were*  the  executors 
named  in  his  will  in  1768.  John  Stagg,  his  only  son,  and  the  eldest  of 
three  children,  born  in  1732,  was  a  mason  by  trade,  was  admitted  a 
freeman  of  tlie  city  in  1705;  and,  before  the  Revolutionary  War, 
owned  several  houses,  and  was  considered  as  a  "  well-off"  citizen.  ^  He 
was  an  ardent  patriot,  and  served  as  a  commissary  in  the  American 


4  In  Memoriam — John  S.  Gaufier.  |Manuary, 

army;  and,  during  the  British  occupation  of  the  city,  1  7T0-'8i,  found 
it  convenient  to  reside  witli  liis  family  at  (Jharlestown,  Orange  coun- 
ty. In  the  "Great  Fire,"  wlilch  devastated  New  York  in  1776,  his 
houses  were  burned  ;  and,  when  he  returned  to  tlie  city  at  the  close  of 
hostilities,  he  found  himself  in  quite  reduced  circumstances.  His  so- 
cial standing,  however,  was  by  ntj  means  aifected  by  these  losses,  for 
he  represented  the  city  in  the  Assembly  from  1784-'0,  as  he  had  Orange 
county,  from  l780-'3,  and  his  name  appears  in  the  (first)  Nev/  York 
Directory,  in  1786,  as  a  member  of  the  General  Society  of  Mechanics 
and  Tradesmen;  in  1788,  he  was  on  a  committee  of  the  Consistory  of 
the  Dutch  Church  to  report  on  a  plan  for  the  reorganization  of  the 
Church  school;  and,  from  1791 -'3,  he  was  President  of  the  Fire 
Department,  of  which  in  its  then  form  he  had  been  one  of  the  most 
active  founders.  He  was  one  of  the  victims  of  the  yellow-fever  epi- 
demic of  1803.  He  married  (1)  Kachel  Conklin,  and  (2),  about  1769, 
Anneke,  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Anneke  (Dally)  Stoutenburgh. 

His  son  AbraJiam^  by  this  last  marriage,  born  in  1778,  was  a  suc- 
cessful salt-merchant  in  this  city,  and,  in  1800,  married  Rachel, 
daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  'I'own.  Their  second  daughter,  Hannah 
Augusta  Stagg^  born  1803,  in  New  York  city,  married,  in  1822, 
Samuel  Ten  Eyck  Gautier,  and  became  the  mother  of  our  friend,  who 
inherited  from  her,  in  a  considerable  degree,  the  features  and  physical 
characteristics  (including,  probably,  the  tendency  to  pulmonary 
disease)  which  marked  her  family.  She  died  at  Fordham  in  1805,  and 
is  buried  in  Trinity  church-yard,  in  this  city.  Mr.  Gautier  is  still 
living  at  Fordham.  He  was  the  last  owner  of  the  Gautier  farm,  and 
many  of  our  citizens  will  remember  him  as  the  host  of  "  Retirement 
Hall,"  possessing  the  finest  stables  and  hunting-pack  in  the  country. 

We  have  thus  traced  the  various  genealogic  currents  which  con- 
verged and  were  united  in  our  friend's  veins,  not  merely  because  they 
were  honorable,  or  because  of  their  intrinsic  interest  as  a  part  of  the 
history  of  our  city  and  its  neighborhood  ;  but  because  we,  as  genealo- 
gists, firmly  believe  that,  in  order  to  know  a  man  thoroughly,  to  read  his 
character  intelligently,  to  judge  him  with  that  even  measure  of  justice 
with  which  we  should  wish  ourselves  to  be  judged,  while  we  live,  and 
after  we  arc  dead,  it  is  indispensable  that  we  should  know  something 
of  his  ancestral  beginnings.  For  it  is  in  these  that  i\e  detect  and 
trace  the  operation  of  that  rare  and  subtile  essence — distilled  in  the 
alembic  of  Time,  from  divei'se  sources — whicli  we  vaguely  and  some- 
what rudely  call  "blood,"  and  which  imparts  to  the  individual  life 
the  peculiar  idiosyncracies  which,  in  some  measure,  explain  its  career, 
and  account  for  its  foibles  and  its  virtues.  For  example,  I  can  truly 
say  that  since  I  have  traced  Mr.  Gautier's  ancestry,  from  the  papers 
which  he  left,  I  have  obtained  a  truer  estimate  of  his  character  than  I 
should  probably  have  acquired  through  a  much  longer  acquaintance 
with  him,  had  his  life  been  spared. 

Coming  no>v  to  the  consideration  of  the  facts  of  his  brief  life,  we 
shall  find  them  neither  many  nor  eventful.  It  was  simply  a  life  of  ordi- 
nary domestic,  social,  and  business  routine,  cheerfully  accepted  and 
faithfully  perfornied.  Yet  uneventful,  every-day  lives  are  not  neces- 
sarily devoid  of  interest  or  of  enduring  influence.  Every  individual  life, 
\l  rightly  Bcrutinized,  presents  some  point  of  instruction.     Indeed,  we 


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1872.]  In  Memoriam — John  S.  Gautler.  5 

may  reasonably  doubt  if  any  human  being  ever  existed,  whether  for  a 
single  hour  or  for  "threescore  years  and  ten,"  whether  a  wise  man  or 
an  imbecile,  from  whom  there  did  not  proceed  some  ray  of  influence, 
be  it  great  or  small,  be  it  good  or  evil,  which — sensibly  or  insensibly — 
affected  the  liuppiness  or  conditions  of  some  otlier  individual  or  indi- 
viduals. The  principle  of  reciprocal  influence  is  unquestionably  im- 
pressed upon  the  human  race  by  the  supreme  Avisdom  of  the  Creator, 
and  is  at  the  same  time  a  stimulating  and  a  conservative  force  or 
power,  indispensable  to  the  progress  and  happiness  of  the  race.  The 
simple  lesson  which  it  unfolds  to  us  is,  that  we  so  sliould  live,  what- 
ever our  sphere  of  action  may  be,  that  any  and  all  influences  proceed- 
ing from  us  may  be  such  as  will  benefit  our  fellow-creatures. 

Mr.  Gaulier's  education  was  obtained  mostly  at  the  school  of  a 
Mr.  Adams,  in  Horatio  street,  and  at  the  Ward  School  in  Gi-eenwich 
avenue,  from  which  he  ])assed,  in  July,  1854,  into  the  employ  of  the 
New  York  and  Harlem  Railroad  Company,  with  which  his  father  had 
been  for  many  years  connected  ;  and  here  he  remained,  in  various 
positions,  tlie  last  as  cashier,  until  February,  18G1,  when  the  state  of 
his  health  compelled  him  to  relinquish  any  close  attention  to  biisiness. 

As  far  back  as  1857-'9  his  health  had  been  very  much  impaired,  and 
but  slight  hopes  were  entertained  of  his  recovery  from  the  pulmonary 
difliculties  which  were  then  developed ;  but,  under  the  blessing  of 
God,  he  finally  regained  a  promising  degree  of  strength  and  comfort. 
On  the  10th  of  December,  1802,  he  united  his  fortunes  in  marriage  with 
Abbie,  only  child  and  daughter  of  Mr.  Frederick  and  Sarah  (Jenkins) 
Cushman,  of  Dartmouth,  but  formerly  of  New  Bedford,  Mass.  She 
was  a  lineal  descendant  of  Robert  Cushman,  the  Puritan,  one  of  the 
Plymouth  colony  ;  and  thus,  in  the  little  daughter  who  Avas  born  to 
them  in  J  864,  is  blended  the  blood  of  the  chivalric  French  refugee,  the 
stern  New  England  pilgrim,  the  substantial  Dutch  burgher,  and  the 
active  English  colonist.  In  1867,  Mr.  Gautier  was  again  prostrated 
with  sickness,  commencing  witii  sudden  and  severe  hemorrhage  from 
the  lungs,  since  whicli  his  health  was,  at  all  times,  precarious.  Re- 
peated hemorrhages  continued  to  sap  the  fountains  of  his  life;  yet 
prudent  care  and  the  tender  watchfulness  of  his  family  kept  the  dread 
foe  at  bay  until  the  latter  part  of  July  of  the  present  year,  when  he 
became  so  reduced  as  to  necessitate  a  change  of  air  and  scene.  On  the 
Vth  of  August,  he  was  conveyed  to  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  and  there,  amid 
the  grand  scenery  and  bracing  air  of  that  mountain  season,  his  health 
somewhat  rallied,  so  tluit  he  returned  to  the  city  in  the  early  part  of 
September.  For  a  while  he  seemed  to  be  better,  and  to  enjoy  tlie  com- 
forts of  his  own  home;  but  his  vitality  was  exhausted,  and  he  finally 
yielded  the  unequal  struggle  on  the  2d  of  October,  1871. 

Many  of  our  members  were  absent  from  town,  and  not  all  of  the 
others  received  in  time  the  hurried  notice  that  was  sent  to  them  of  the 
funeral  services  ;  y^  t  there  were  a  few  who  assembled  at  our  Libra- 
rian's ofllce,  opposite  to  Trinity  church-yard,  and  met  the  funeral 
cortege  at  the  gateway,  following  the  coffin  as  it  was  borne  within  the 
shadowed  aisles  of  the  church.  There,  with  solemn  music  of  organ, 
and  sweet-voiced  choir  of  white-robed  boys,  the  last  solemn  services  of 
the  Episcopal  Church  were  rendered ;  and  thence  the  body  of  our 
friend  was  borne  to  the  Gautier  family  vault,  on  the  southerly  side  of 


6  In  3Ienioriam—Jo/in  S.  Gaulier.  [January, 

the  church-yard.  A  few  moments  of  reverent  waiting  at  the  open 
mouth  of  the  tomb — a  few  gentle  rain-drops  falling  upon  uncovered 
heads  from  a  scarcely  clouded  October  sky — a  huslied  silence  among 
the  little  group  of  mourners,  as  the  solemn  words  of  prayer  and  the 
sweetly-cadenced  "  Amen  "  struggled  with  the  overpowering  din  and 
roar  of  the  neighboring  thoroughfare,  and  John  .Stagg  Gautieu  ''slept 
Avith  his  fathers," — within  the  pale  of  that  ancient  church  by  whose 
ministers  he  had  been  baptized  and  married,  and  in  whose  communion 
he  so  much  delighted. 

And,  in  this  connection,  my  mind  reverts  to  last  Christmas-eve.  It 
happened  to  be  one  of  our  society's  regular  meeting  nights,  but  so  many 
of  our  meml)c>rs  were  detained  by  the  inclemency  of  the  weather, 
or  by  the  cares  of  preparation  for  the  coming  festival,  that  we 
had  not  a  suthcient  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  the  usual  business. 
The  few,  therefore,  who  dropped  in  out  of  the  storm,  resolved  them- 
selves into  an  informal  meeting,  drew  their  chairs  cozily  around  tlie 
pleasant  fire,  which  crackled  and  blazed  in  yonder  fire])lace,  and 
speedily  yielded  to  the  glow  of  warmth  and  good-fellowship  born  of 
the  place  and  the  hour.  The  conversation  became  general,  and  some- 
how drifted  into  a  pleasant  chat  about  old  families,  old  grave-yards, 
and  grave-yard  inscriptions,  etc.,  and  I  well  remember  liow  Mr.  Gau- 
tier  told  us  his  experience  of  the  past  summer  in  superintending  some 
repairs  in  his  family  vault  in  Trinity  yard.  On  this  and  other  topics 
to  which  he  adverted  in  tli(>  course  of  the  evening,  he  spoke Mith  more 
than  usual  animation  and  feeling,  unconsciously  revealing  a  delicacy 
of  sentiment  aiid  expression  which  characterized  his  conversation  in 
his  liappiest  moods;  and  in  my  mind  hereafter  the  hallowed  associa- 
tions connected  with  Christmas-eve  will  be  blended  on  each  recurring 
anniversary  with  tender  and  pleasant  memories  of  him. 

Of  Mr.  (Jautier's  ]irivate  and  domestic  life  we  have  scarcely  the 
right  to  s|)eak,  since  none  of  us  were  sufficiently  intimate  with  him. 
Yet  the  occasional  glimpses  we  had  of  him  in  liis  cozy,  tastefully  fur- 
nished home  at  No.  150  West  Forty-fifth  street,  together  with  what 
we  ourselves  knew  of  the  man,  left  no  doubt  as  to  its  being  a  happy 
life ;  and  that  as  son,  brotlier,  husband,  and  father,  he  was  as  tenderly 
true  to  family  ties  as  we  knew  him  to  be  to  his  official  duties  with  us. 

As  a  fellow-member  and  a  most  highly  esteemed  officer  of  this  soci- 
ety, we  may  speak  more  fully.  He  came  to  us  in  the  latter  part  of 
our  first  year,  unsolicited,  and  indeed  a  stranger  to  all  of  us,  drawn 
hither  simply  b}^  sympathy  of  tastes  and  piu'suits.  He  was  admitted 
to  membership  on  the  i:]th  of  November,  1860;  and,  though  retiring  in 
demeanor,  speedily  won  our  respect  and  developed  an  aptitude  for  the 
detail  of  societj'  business  which  promised  well  for  the  interests  of  the 
then  infant  society.  On  the  21st  of  January,  1870,  less  than  two 
months  from  the  date  of  his  admission  as  a  member,  he  was  elected  by 
the  society  a  trustee,  and  was  by  the  IJoard  elected  Kecording  Secre- 
tary, both  of  which  offices  had  been  vacated  by  the  resignation  of  one 
of  the  original  incorporators.  He  accepted  the  positions,  to  both 
of  whicli  h(i  was  re-elected  in  January,  and  every  xlay,  to  that  of  his 
death,  proved  the  fitness  of  the  selection.  As  a  Trustee  he  was  very 
punctual  in  attending  meetings  of  tlie  Board,  or  of  its  committees; 
deeply  interested   in    everything  which  affected  tlie   interests  of  the 


1872.]  In  Meraoriam — John  S.  Gautier.  7 

Society,  and  anxious  that  it  should  maintain  a  distinctive  New  York 
character.  While  gracefully  deferent  to  superior  age,  or  to  what  he 
deemed  to  he  superior  exp'crience,  he  Avas  also  decided  in  his  own 
views.  His  opinions  were  carefully  formed  and  expressed,  and  once 
pronounced  were  tenaciously  held.  His  sense  of  propriety  was  keen 
and  true,  the  oftspring  of  a  thoroughly  gentlemanly  nature,  and  it 
united  with  his  modesty  to  temper  the  enthusiasm  which  evidently 
underlaid  his  character. 

As  a  recording  secretary,  he  was  invaluable.  lie  brought  to  this 
department  of  his  duty  an  acquaintance  with  parliamentary  forms,  and 
with  the  clerical  detail  pertaining  to  such  work,  rarely  found  in  one  so 
young,  and  for  which  he  was  probably  indebted  to  his  long  business 
connection  with  the  railroad  corporation  before  referred  to.  The  So- 
ciety's records,  reports,  memoranda  and  papers  of  various  sorts,  during 
his  incumbency  of  the  office,  are  models  of  accuracy,  perspicuity, 
method,  and  neatness;  while  to  his  perfect  knowledge  of  the  proper 
methods  of  procedure  I  gratefully  acknowledge  my  indebtedness  for 
frequent  aid  in  the  discharge  of  my  duties  as  your  presiding  officer. 
He  was,  indeed,  my  "right-hand  man"  on  all  public  occasions;  for 
the  work  of  each  evening  was  always  carefully  arranged  by  him  in 
advance ;  the  proper  pap'ers  were  placed  in  order  ready  for  my  hand ; 
and  if  I  expressed,  or  if  he  detected  in  me,  any  doubt  as  to  the  proper 
course  of  action,  in  emergency,  a  look,  a  whispered  word,  or  a  hastily 
penciled  line  from  the  dark-eyed,  quietly  observant  young  man  at  my 
elbow  would  invariably  afford  me  the  needed  clue.  Any  presiding 
officer  can  appreciate  the  value  of  such  assistance.  To  me  he  was, 
perhaps,  brought  nearer  by  the  nature  of  his  official  duties  than  to 
some  others,  alid  I  had  learned  to  lean  upon  him.  From  him,  also,  I 
received  much  personal  sympathy  at  a  time  when  I  felt  the  need  of  it ; 
yet  it  was  sympathy  never  framed  in  words,  but  rather  intimated,  as 
it  were,  by  the  tone  of  voice,  by  the  kindly  pressure  of  the  hand,  by 
the  delicate  anticip.ation  of  my  wishes,  which  made  me  conscious  that 
"  a  friend  was  near."  His  performance  of  duty  went  far  beyond  what 
was  absolutely  required  of  him— far  beyond  the  limit  of  his  physical 
strength;  but  the  remonstrances  of  his  family,  and  the  kindly  proffers 
made  by  his  fellow-members  of  the  Society,  to  relieve  him  of  a  portion 
of  his  duties,  were  firmly  waived  ;  and  it  was  not  until  the  very  day  of 
his  departure  for  Pittsfield  that  he  avowed  to  his  sister  his  final  deter- 
mination to  relinquish  his  official  position  as  our  secretary— a  deter- 
mination which  he  sadly  acknowledged  was  forced  upon  him,  in  spite 
of  his  own  wishes,  by  the  conviction  that  he  could  no  longer  do  jus- 
tice to  its  duties.  Through  the  entire  course  of  his  last  illness,  his 
mind  seemed  to  work  with  uncommon  and  increasing  clearness  and 
vigor,  and  he  worried  much  about  the  detail  of  various  branches  of 
the  Society's  work  which  he  had  been  obliged  to  relinquish.  Friendly 
hands,  among  our  number,  were  endeavoring  to  relieve  hiui  from  this 
source  of  anxiety,  but  still  he  felt  that  no  one  could  do  his  work  so 
well  as  himself;  and  every  opportunity  of  returning  strength  was 
employed  by  him,  with  the  help  of  some  of  the  members  of  his  family, 
in  arranging  and  closing  up  all  the  Society's  matter  in  his  hands,  in 
such  a  manner  that  they  might  be  easily  taken  up  and  carried  along 
after  his  death;  for,  I  believe  that  he  wa's  himself  fully  conscious  that 


S  In  Memoriam — John  S.  Gautier.  [January, 

his  life-work  was  done — not  that  he  spoke  of  it,  but  because  the  con- 
dition in  wliich  all  his  business,  private  or  official,  was  found  at  his 
death  bore  evidence  of  his  having  labored  as  one  who  knoweth  that 
"  the  night  cometh  in  which  no  man  can  Avork."  Such  was  the  minute- 
ness with  which  memoranda  had  been  prepared,  cash  accounts  digested, 
minutes  written  up,  various  items  of  property  designated,  even  the 
unused  postage-stamps  separated  according  as  they  Avere  designed  for 
the  Society  or  the  Publication  Committee's  use,  that  the  officers  of  the 
board  found  not  the  slightest  difficulty  in  taking  up  the  work  as  he 
had  laid  it  down.  The  last  minutes  of  the  Society,  recorded  by  him, 
are  those  of  May  the  27th  of  the  present  year,  and  the  notes  of  the 
subsequent  meeting  of  June  10th  were  found  in  his  manuscript. 

It  is  in  connection,  however,  with  the  Recoi;d,  the  quarterly 
journal  jjublished  by  the  Society,  that  Mr.  Gautier  most  emphatically 
reared  a  monument  to  himself  more  enduring  than  mai'ble  or  brass. 
In  December,  1869,  just  after  his  entrance  among  us,  we  had  publish- 
ed a  "  Bulletin,'' — designed  to  be  a  semi-occasional  means  of  commu- 
nication between  the  Society  and  genealogists  at  lai'ge.  Mr.  Gautier's 
quick  precejttion  saw  in  this  little  eight-page  pamphlet  the  germ  of  a 
magazine  which  would  open  a  ncAv  held  of  usefulness  to  the  Society  ;. 
and,  at  his  suggestion,  and  on  the  basis  of  certain  financial  calculations 
presented  by  him,  the  Jkdietin,  in  January  IS'/O,  took  the  more 
ambitious  form  of  a  quarterly,  with  eight  pages  and  a  cover.  Mr. 
Gautier  Avas  one  of  the  Publication  Committee,  and  devoted  himself 
with  entliusiasm  to  its  care.  It  Avas  his  pet  and  his  pride  ;  and,  when, 
at  the  close  of  last  year,  the  books  shoAved  a  balance  in  its  favor, 
both  of  reputation  and  finances,  he  ])res(iitcd  to  us  a  carefully  elabor- 
ated proposition  for  the  enlargement  of  tlie  journal,  and  for  the 
formation  of  a  ''Record  Club,"  Avliich  should  relieve  the  Society  from 
the  res])onsibi!ity  of  its  publication.  In  all  these  matters  he  dis- 
played a  remarkable  degree  of  financial  ability;  his  enthusiasm  never 
exceeded  the  limits  of  prudence  ;  his  calculations  and  estimates  were 
ahvays  so  elaborated  as  to  present  the  subject  under  discussion  in 
various  lights;  and  the  result  has  been,  that  the  Recced,  conducted 
on  his  plans,  and  ably  seconded  by  the  experience  of  our  Executive 
Committee,  has,  at  the  close  of  its  present  year,  attained  a  position 
of  permanency  which,  as  avc  believe,  opens  to  us  a  broad  and  inviting 
field  of  usefulness.  Kor  Avas  the  influence  of  our  friend  less  apparen't 
in  the  literary  department  of  the  Recced  than  in  its  business  conduct. 
His  rare  good  taste,  his  unremitting  labor,  by  day  and  by  night,  over 
MSS.  and  proof-sheets,  as  Avell  as  the  facility  with  which  he  managed  the 
correspondence,  of  Avhich  much  the  largest  portion  devolved  upon  him, 
left  its  impress  upon  every  page  of  our  favorite  journal.  And  he  had 
the  satisfaction  of  knoAving,  before  he  died,  that  his  anticipations  had 
been  realized,  and  that  the  Recced  had  done  more  than  any  one 
thing  else  to  advance  the  best  interests  of  the  Society  a\  hich  he  so 
dearly  loved.  Again  I  repeat,  the  Recced  is  his  monument.  He 
was,  at  the  time  of  his  death,  a  member  of  the  Council  of  the  Record 
Club,  and  chairman  of  its  Publication  Committee. 

It  remains  now^  only  to  speak  of  him  as  a  genealogist.  We, 
who  were  most  intimately  connected  with  him  in  the  conduct 
of  the  Record,  soon  found  that  his  judgment  was  excellent,  his  criti- 


1872.]  In  Memoriam — John  S.  Gautier.  9 

cism  severe,  his  power  of  analysis  keen,  and  his  enthusiasm  unbounded. 
Yet,  such  Avas  his  modesty  that  he  never  spoke  of  his  own  work,  and 
never  seemed  fully  to  appreciate  the  value  of  what  he  had  done.  It 
was  not  until  after  his  death  that  I  knew  how  much  substantial  gene- 
alogical work  this  young  man  had  accomplished.  Then  I  found  a 
series  of  small  quarto  volumes,  copiously  hlled,  in  his  very  neat  chirog- 
raphy,  with  clearly  arranged  and  quite  full  genealogies  and  genealog- 
ical memoranda  of  nearly  all  of  the  principal  families  from  which  he 
derived  his  descent  on  both  sides.  Of  the  Gautier  and  !Stof/g  families ; 
of  the  Ten  Eycls,  descendants  of  Conrad  Ten  Eyck,  who  came  to 
America  about  1650;  of  Stoictenhurghs,  descendants  of  Peter,  first  of 
the  name  in  this  country  ;  there  are  very  full  genealogies ;  of  the 
Crosjield.,  Broion^  Z,eary,  Van  Jlorn,  Tovn^  Ilornblencer^  Dickson, 
Evert,  Binnrnger,  and  J^/r/ncAmr?  families  there  are  very  considerable 
collections  of  notes  ;  and,  in  addition  to  these,  a  large  quantity  of  genea- 
logical and  biographical  material  more  or  less  complete.  All  of  these 
are  so  methodically  arranged  that  it  will  be  comparatively  easy  for 
some  other  hand  to  complete  what  he  had  commenced  ;  and  I  hope  that 
— with  the  permission  of  his  family — the  future  pages  of  our  Recced 
may  renew  his  memory  to  us,  by  the  presentation  of  some  of  his  labors. 
I  may  also  add  that  I  found  among  these  papers,  and  in  most  conve- 
nient form,  all  the  information  relative  to  his  family  and  jn-ivate  life 
which  I  needed  in  the  compilation  of  the  present  sketch.  I  found, 
then,  what  I  had  never  before  known,  that  Mr.  Gautier's  love  for 
these  antiquarian  matters  dated  from  his  boyhood.  It  seems  first  to 
have  been  developed  as  a  genealogical  mania  (I  use  the  word  in 
its  best  sense),  some  six  years  ago,  by  the  appearance  of  the  Ctish- 
man  Genealogy,  to  which  family  his  wife  belonged  ;  and  since  that 
time  it  has  been  an  all-engrossing  pursuit.  The  sister  to  whom  I 
have  before  referred,  and  between  whom  and  our  friend  there  seems 
to  have  been  that  perfect  sympathy  of  taste  and  feeling  often  ob- 
servable between  an  elder  sister  and  a  younger  brother,  has  told 
me  that  she  distinctly  remembers  the  evening,  in  1869,  when  he  came 
home  to  his  family,  with  very  evident  marks  of  pleasurable  excite- 
ment, saying,  "Do  you  know  that  there  is  a  genealogical  society 
in  this  city — and  I  have  never  known  of  it  until  to-day  ?  "  And  he 
lost  no  time  in  putting  himself  in  communication  with  us.  What  he 
was  to  us — how  he  loved  our  work — how  well  and  truly  he  helped  to 
lay  the  foundations  of  our  institution — from  that  day  to  the  hour  of  his 
death — we  all  know.  It  is  inwrought  ineftaceably  on  our  history.  "  It 
was  a  positive  benefit  to  have  known  such  a  man"  was  the  remark 
made  to  me,  only  this  morning,  by  a  brother  officer,  as  we  consulted 
over  some  work  in  which  we  hitherto  had  enjoyed  his  aid  and  advice. 
My  heart  echoed  the  remark.  I  am  thankful  to  God  for  having  given 
us  such  a  companion — for  having  given  our  Society,  in  its  youth,  such 
an  example.     Such  lives  make  us  strong,  even  in  their  loss. 


10  The.  Woodkull  Family.  [January, 


THE   AMERICAN   FAMILY   OF   WOODHULL. 

[In  the  Line  of  Jolin,  tlie  Greut-rrrandson  of  Richard,  the  Emigrant.] 

Compiled   by   AnIhA   M.  Woodiiull,   of  Freehold,  N.  J.     Arranged  by  H.  R. 

Stiles,  M.  D. 

1.  Richard  Wodhull  (the  Emigrant),'  was  born  at  Thenford, 
County  of  Northampton,  Enghind,  !Se])tember  13,  1G20  [a),  and  emi- 
grated to  America  }>robal)ly  in  1648;  on  April  29th  of  whicli  year  he 
•witnessed  an  Indian  deed  at  Eastlianipton,  L.  I.  {T/io}))j}son''s  Ilist.  L. 
/!,  i,  294.)  He  finally  h)cated '■  permanently  at  Setauket,  then  called 
'Cromwell's  Bay,  or  Ashl'ord,"  and  became  one  of  the  most  important 
tntizens  of  that  place.  ''His  particular  knowledge  in  surveying  and 
drawing  conveyances  rendered  his  services  invaluable  at  that  early 
period,  and  his  name  is  found  associated  with  most  of  the  transactions 
of  the  town  daring  his  life."  In  1663,  he  represented  Setaitket  at  the 
General  Court  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  in  an  effort  to  obtain  aid  against 
the  usurpations  of  the  Dutch  ;  and,  in  1666,  was  one  of  His  Majesty's 
Justices  of  the  Honorable  Court  of  Assize.      He  married  (probably  in 

England)  Uebora ,  and  died  at  Brookhaven,  Suffolk  County, 

L.  i.,  Oct.  17,  1690  ih). 

2.  RuHAiii)  WuDiiuLL,  2d"  (son  of  the  Emigrant)  was  born  Oct.  9, 
1649;  inlierited,  by  devise,  the  paternal  estate;  married,  Aug,  19, 
1680,  Temperance  (dau.  of  Rev.  John)  Fordam,  of  Southaznpton,  L. 
I.;  was  a  Justice  of  the  Honorable  Court  of  Assize  in  1678,  and  died 
Oct.  18,  1699.  "His  knowledge  and  integrity  endeared  him  to  the 
ipeople,  and  he  died  much  lamented." 

3.  RiCHAKi)  Wodhull,  3d''  (son  of  Richard,  2d),  was  born  Nov.  2, 
1691;  inherited  the  paternal  estate,  by  devise  ;  "was  usually  called 
■*  Justice  Wodhull,' and,  like  his  father,  was  a  magistrate  for  many 
years,  and  in  all  respects  a  highly  exemplary  gentleman."  He  mar- 
ried Mary  (dau.  of  John)  Roman,  who  was  born  1693,  and  died  Dec. 

._  27,  1768."    Mr.   Wodhull  died  Nov.  24,  1767. 

4.  JoHX  Woodiiull'  (2d  son  of  Richard,  3d),  of  Brookhaven,  Suf- 

(a)  The  Woodhulls  traced  their  descent,  by  well-authenticated  proofs,  from 
Walter  Flandrensis,  created  first  Bai'on  de  Wahull  by  William  the  Conqueror,  A. 
D.  10G6  ;  and  alst),  by  two  lines  of  descent,  from  King  Edward  the  Second.  We 
will  not,  however,  enlarge;  upon  this  fascinating  portion  of  their  history,  being 
well  convinced  that  the  character  and  ability  of  the  family  since  its  transplanta- 
tion to  America  furnish  it  with  as  noble  a  crown  of  honor  as  any  which  can  be 
■derived  from  a  long  line  of  feudal  barons.  Among  the  members  of  the  Woodhull 
families  represented  in  this  genealogy  (commencing  with  Richard  the  Emigrant), 
there  have  been  i^cceii  who  were  clergymen  ;  eir/lit  who  were  physicians  ;  jive  who 
were  judges  ;  four  who  were  military  men;  four  lawyers  ;  and  of  these,  twenty 
were  graduates  of,  or  received  honorary  degrees  from,  colleges — mostly  the  Col- 
lege of  New  Jersey,  at  Princeton,  N.  J.  Of  the  daughters  of  these  37  families, 
seven  were  married  to  clergymen  ;  three  to  physicians  ;  one  to  a  judge,  and  tJiree 
to  lawyers;  and  of  the  fourteen  men  thus  married  into  the  Woodhull  family, 
twelve  were  college  graduates.  Of  children  and  grandchildren  of  other  than  the 
Woodhull  name,  six  were  clergymen  ;  four  were  i)hysicians  ;  and  ten  were  col- 
lege graduates.     Facts  like  these  show  character  in  a  family. 

(h)  From  this  Richard,  also,  descends  another  I^ong  Island  family,  of  whicli  we 
hope,  some  day,  to  have  an  equally  good  genealogy.  Of  this  family  was  General 
Nathaniel  Woodhull,  of  Revolutionary  fame. 


0. 

6. 

ii. 

7. 

iii. 

8. 

iv. 

9. 

V. 

10. 

vi. 

1872.]  The  Woodhull  Family.  II. 

folk  County,  L.  I.,  married,  Nov.  27,  1740,  Elizabeth  (dau.  of  Maj. 
William  Henry)  Smith,  of  the  "Tangier"  Smith  family.  She  was 
born  at  St.  George's  Manor,  L.  I.,  Nov.  12,  1718,  and  died  Dec.  20, 
i761.  Mr.  Woodliull  was  born  Jan.  15,  1719,  and  died  Jan.  3,  1794. 
He  purchased  an  estate  at  Miller's  Place,  L.  I.,  in  1740,  now  in  ])os- 
session  of  his  grandson,  Hon.  C.  L.  Woodliull,  and  Avas,  in  1763,  a 
Judge  of  the  C<)urt  of  Common  Pleas;  and  "a  gentleman  of  wealth, 
probity,  and  distinction."     Issi(e  : — 

William''  (Rev.),  b.  Dec.  3,1741,  of  whom  presently. 
JOHN^  (Rev.),b.  Jan.  2G,  1744,  of  whom  presently. 
Caleb.s  b.  Oct.  30,  1745  ;  d.,  unm.,  Mch.  2G,  1791. 
Merkitt  Smith,"  b.  May  23,  1748,  of  whom  pre.sently. 
Henry,^  b.  Jnne  25,  1750  ;  d.  Aug.  14,  1775, 
James,^  b.  Oct.  3,  1752,  of  whom  presently. 

11.  vii.  Elizabeth,'*  b.  Oct.  2,1754  ;  m.  Nov.  6,  1780,  Mr.  Samuel  Hopkins,  who 

was  b.  x^pril  4.  1744,  and  d.  Sept.  8,  1807.  Mrs.  Hopkins  d.  Nov.  9, 
1795.  Issue  :—{\)  Samuelf'  b.  Nov.  20.  1781,  m.  Dec.  11,  1816, 
Maria  (dau.  of  Merritt  Smith)  Woodhull,  b.  May  11,  1793 ; 
<2)  John,^  b.  Nov.  21,  1783,  d.  Jan.  7,  1800;  (3)  Dorothea}  b.  Nov.  21, 
1785.  m.  April  27.1805.  Daniel  Davis,  and  d.  1850,  leaving  Lester  H. 
Dayis,''  who  m.  Nov.  2'J,  1839,  Harriett  (dau.  of  Ezra)  Woodhull,  and 
had  a  son,  Woodhull  Davis"*.  ;  (4)  Sarah, '^  b.  Oct.  20,  1786,  m.  June  23, 
1809,  Nathaniel  Rowell,  M.  D.,  of  Brookhaven,  L.  I.,  a  grad.  of  Dart- 
mouth Coll.,  who  d.  1827.  She  d.  Mch.  4,  1836.  They  had  6  children, 
amona"  whom  one.  Rev.  Thompson  Rowell,'  settled  at  St.  Anthony's 
Falls.'Minn.,  and  Rev.  Morse  Rowell,'  of  N.  Y.  City  ;  (5)  WiUiams,^\>. 

July  7,  1788,  m. Dayis,  and  has  issue  at  Ravenswood,  L.  1.:  (G) 

James,^  b.  July  18, 1790,  d.  inf.  ;  (7;  Gen.  CHlhert,^  b.  Aug.  1792,  d.  1871, 
with  i.«sue,  among  whom  is  Rev.  Judson  Hopkins,''  pastor  of  Calvary 
Church,  Newbui\gh,  N.  Y. ;  (8)  Ocorge,^  M.  D.,  b.  Nov.  23,  1793,  m. 
dau.  of  John  Johnson,  and  has  issue. 

12.  viii.  Gilbert,^  b.  Apl  2,  1756,  m.  Dec.  3,  1797,  Ann  (dau.  of  William)  Cow- 

ley, who  was  b.  Nov.  16,  1771,  and  d.  1802.  He  d.  April  14, 1799,  with- 
out issue. 

13.  ix.      Jeffrey  Amherst,^  b.  Jan.  1,  1759,  of  whom  presently. 

5.  Rev.  William  Woodhull,^  grad.  Coll.  N.  J.  1764;  in  1777,  occu- 
pied the  Black  River  (now  Chester)  pulpit,  Morris  Co.,  N.  J. ;  "not 
only  preached  patriotism,  but  repeatedly  represented  his  people  in  the 
Provincial  Congress  ;"  was  a  member  of  the  Convention  which  framed 
the  first  Constitution  of  New  Jersey,  in  1787,  and  died  Oct.  24,  1824. 
He  m.,  May  3, 1767,  Elizabeth  (dau.  of  Esq.  William)  Hedges,  of  East- 
hampton,  L.  I.,  who  was  b.  Mch.  27,  1749,  and  d.  Sept.  13,  1825. 
Issue : — 

14.  i.      William^  (Esq.),  b.  June  3,  1768,  of  whom  presently. 

15.  ii.     Jeremiah,^  b.  June  22,  1770,  of  whom  presently. 

151^  iii.  Elizabetu.6  b.  Feb.  23, 1773,  m.  Mch.  12.  1788,  Joseph  Hedges,  M.D.,  who 
y.-as  b.  Dec.  31,  176G  ;  residence,  Chester,  N.  J.  Issue  : — (1)  William 
Woodhull,''  M.  D.,  b.  Sept.  6,  1790,  m.  Jan.  5,  1813,  Jane  (dau.  of 
James)  English,  of  Monmouth  Co.,  N.  J.,  who  was  b.  Nov.  15,  1793, 
and  d.  May  S,  1856  ;  had  seven  children,  of  whom  Joseph  Hedges^ 
was  a  physician,  and  Mary  Anu^  m.  Rey.  John  A.  Todd,  f)f  Tarrytown,- 
N.  Y. ;  (2)  Mary  Miller,''  b.  Dec.  14,  1792,  d.  Aug.  26,  1804 ;  (3)  Harah 
WoodhnU,''  b.  Feb.  24,  1796,  m.  Rev.  Abrara  Williamson,  of  Walnut 
Grove,  N.  J.,  a  grad.  Coll.  N.  J.,  1818,  whod.  1869;  (4)  StepJien,'  b. 
Feb.  15,  1798,  m.  Rachel  Ann  Baldwin  ;  (5)  Henry, ^  b.  Jan.  26,  1803, 
m.  Mary  Ann  Topping,  and  had  son,  Rey.  Charles  Eyart  Hedges,* 
grad.  of  Coll.  N.  J.,  1855,  and  Pruiceton  Theol.  Sem.,  185S,  who  d.  at 
Marysville,  Cal.,  July,  1860  ;  (G)  Mary  Elizabeth,''  b.  Aug.  16, 1808^  m. 
Rev!  Ezekiel  Quillan,  of  Ipava,  111.,  a  grad.  of  Union  Coll.,  N.  Y., 


12  The  Woodhull  Family.  [January, 

and  Princeton  Theol.  Sem.,  I806  ;  (7)  Mary  Miller  ;  (8)  Sarah  Wood- 
hulV 

16.  iv.    John,*  b.  April  25,  1774,  of  whom  presently. 

17.  V.     HANNAii   Smith,"  b.  Aug.  22,  177G,  m.  Feb.  9,  1797,  Richard  Hunt,  b. 

June  17,  1778.  Mrs.  Hunt,  d.  April  28,  1805.  Issue  :—{\)  Ann 
Eliza,''  b.  Dec.  14,  1797,  d.  Jan.  22,  1804:  (2)  Caroline  Woodhull,''  b. 
Dec.  30,  1799,  m.  Mahlon  Ward  ;  (3)  Mary  Sophia  Woodhull,''  b.  June 
14,  1803,  m.  R.  C.  Chandler. 

18.  vi.    Henky  Hedges,"  b.  July  11, 1779,  of  whom  presently. 

19.  vii.    TEMPEKANCE,''b.  Jan.  22, 1782,  m Topping.     IS' o  issue. 

20.  viii.  Mary  Sophia,"   b.  Sept.  24,  1784,  m.   Sept.  8,  1805,  Richard   Hunt. 

Iss\ie:—(X)  Stephen  Richard,''  b.  Sept.  21,1806;  {2)  John  Spofford,'' 
b.  Mch.  9,  1813. 

21.  ix.      MEHETABLE,"'b.  June  26,  1787,  in.  Dec.  5,  1811,  Jared  Hains,  who  wat. 

b.  Nov.  4,  1766.  Issue  :—(l)  Ilukhih  //oirard,'' b.  Oct.  29,  1812  ;  (2) 
Caleh  Gilbert  Woodhull;^  b.  S(>])t.  5.  1814  ;  (3)  James,''  b.  Nov.  26, 1816  ; 
(4)  William  Woodhull,''  b.  Mch.  1,  1819;  (5)  3Iary  Mizabeth,''  b.  Julv 
4,  1824. 

22.  X.    Caleb  Gilbert,"  b.  Oct.  30, 1792 ;  d.  Aug,  8, 1814. 

6.  Rev.  John  Woodhull,  D.  D./  received  a  classical  education 
under  the  Rev.  Caleb  Smith,  his  maternal  uncle,  who  resided  at 
Newark  Mountain,  N.  J.  ;  when  about  sixteen  years  of  age,  became 
seriously  impressed,  and  while  a  student  in  the  College  of  New  Jersey, 
then  under  the  presidency  of  Dr,  Finley,  became  a  believer  in  Christ's 
paving  grace.  In  the  year  1766,  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and 
went  to  Fags  Manor  to  ])ursue  his  theological  studies  with  Rev.  John 
Blair;  was  licensed  to  preach  in  August,  1768,  by  the  Presbytery  of 
New  Castle,  and  received  several  calls,  from  which  lie  chose  that  of  the 
Laycock  Congregation,  Lancaster  Co.,  Pa.,  where  he  was  ordained 
Aug.  1,  1770.  On  May  28,  1772,  he  was  married  to  Sarah  (only  child 
of  Capt.  George)  Spoiford,  of  Philadelphia.  In  1779,  he  became  pastor 
of  thePresb.  Church  at  Freehold,  N.  J.;  in  1780,  was  made  a  trustee  of 
the  Coll.  of  N.  J.,  to  which  institution  he  devoted  his  most  unremitting 
and  faithful  attention.  In  1798,  he  received  the  degree  of  D.  D.  from 
Yale  College ;  and  was  an  acknowledged  authority  in  ecclesiastical 
matters.  For  many  years  he  conducted  a  grammar  school  (discon- 
tinued in  1792),  from  which  were  sent  forth  some  of  the  best  minds 
that  have  adorned  the  bar,  the  pulpit,  and  the  official  positions  of  the 
country.  He  was  prominent  and  unwearying  in  his  devotion  to  the 
Theological  Seminary  at  Princeton  ;  a  sincere  and  earnest  friend  of  the 
Bible  cause,  and  of  all  foi'ius  of  moral  and  educational  reform  ;  eminent 
as  a  scholar;  of  sincere,  living  piety,  with  great  breadth  of  mind  and 
of  culture.  Amiable  in  all  the  family  and  social  relations,  he  Avielded 
an  immense  influence,  not  only  in  his  native  State,  but  throughout  the 
whole  extent  of  the  denomination  with  Avhich  he  was  connected.  He 
was  also  a  true  patriot,  and  when,  during  his  pastorate  in  Pennsylvania, 
every  man  in  his  parish  went  out  to  meet  the  enemy,  he  accompanied 
them  as  chaplain.  He  died  at  Freehold,  N.  J.,  Nov.  22,  1824,  {^ee  ser- 
mon jjreacJied  at  Freehold.,  K.  J.,JVbv.  25,  1824,  on  liis  death,  by  Rev. 
Isaac  V.  Brown,  A.  M. ;  Sjiragiie'' s  Ajinals  of  the  American  Fidpit, 
iii.  304  ,*  7YTrilenc's  Jlist.  /Sermon/  Prof.  Giget''s  Centennial  Address 
before  (Jliosophlc  Society  of  Coll.  N.  J.^  June,  1865).  Mrs.  Sarah 
Spofford  Woodhull  was  b.  Oct.  26,  1749  ;  d.  Oct.  14,  1827,  She  was 
a  stepdau.  of  the  Rev.  Gilbert  Tennent,  one  of  the  most  eminent, 
devoted,  and  successful  ministers  of  the  American  Church,  and  wat? 


}872.]  The  Woodhull  Family,  '  13 

herself  a  most   excellent  woman,  oi'  a  sound,   practical  mind,  and  of 
ardent,  active  piety.      Issue : — 

23.  i.      George  Spofford<^  (Rev.),  b.  Mcli.  ;>i,  177o,  at  Laycock,  Pa.,  of  whom 

presently. 
34  ii.     .JoiiN,«  b.  July  10,  1776;  d.  same  date,  at  Lavcock,  Pa. 

35.  iii.     WiLiJAJi  Heniiy.'J  b.  Dec.  1.  1778.  d.  Sept.  G,  1798,  at  Laycock,  Pa. 

36.  iv.     SAKArr,«  b.  Mcli.  28.  1781,  at  Freehold,  N.  J.,  m.  Sept.  3.  1800.  Major 

William  Gordon  (.son  of  Joseph)  Forman,  of  Shrewsbury,  Mon- 
mouth Co.,  N.  J.,  a  grad.  of  Coll.  of  X.  J.,  in  1780 ;  Counsellor-at- 
law;  b.  June  22,  1770,  and  d.  at  Lexinfftou.  Ky.,  Oct.  3,  1812.  Mrs. 
Sarah  Woodhull  Forman  d.  at  Natchez,  Miss.,  Nov.  lo,  1811.  Issue  : — 
(1)  Sam/iWoodhiai,'  b.  Mch.  16,  1808,  m.  Apl.  29,  1829,  Rev.  Clifford 
Smith  Arms  (son  of  Samuel),  of  Canaan,  N.  Y.,  a  grad.  of  Union 
Coll.,  N.  Y.,  1834,  and  Princeton  Theol.  Sem.,  1820  ;  pastor  of  Pres. 
Ch..  Madison,  N.  J.,  1832-'.50  ;  of  Pres.  Ch.,  Ridgebury,  Orange  Co., 
N.  Y.,  18.j0-'0o.  He  was  b.  June  4,  1790.  d.  Sept.  25,  1863.  Issue  : — 
Gilbert  Woodhull,'^  b.  Feb.  17,  1834,  d.  Sept.  1,  1834 ;  Clifford  Hast- 
in^s«  b.  Sept.  15,  1838,  d.  May  31.  1843. 

37.  V.      John  Tennent'^  (M.  D.),  b.  Aug.  34,  1786,  at  Freehold,  N.  J.,  of  whom 

presently. 

38.  vi.     (jiLBEUT  Smith''  (M.  D.),  b.  Jan.  11,  1704,  at  Freeliold.  N.  J.,  of  whom 

presently. 

8.  Mekriit  Smitlf  Woodhull,*  inherited  the  paternal  estate  at  Mil- 
ler's Place,  L.  I.  ;  m.  Mch,  1,  1778,  Mary  (dau,  of  Esq.  Samuel)  Davis. 
She  was  b.  Dec.  12,  1757,  and  d.  Mch.  26,  1840.  He  d.  Nov.  29,  1815. 
Issue : — 

39.  i.      John,*'  b.  Juno  3,  1784,  m.  Hannah  (dau.  William)  Helme,  and  'd.  July 

31,  1837,  without  issue. 

30.  ii.      Samuel,^  b.  Mch,  3.  1780,  d.  Apl,  18,  same  vear. 

31.  iii.    Hannah,^  b.  Feb.  13,  1787,  d.  Jan.  37,  1793. 

32.  iv.    James  Smith,«  b.  April  36,  1790,  d.  April  35, 1796. 

33.  V.     Caleb  SMrrH«  (Hon.),  b.  Feb.  30,  1793,  of  whom  presently. 

34.  vi.    Maria,**  b.  May  11,  1793,  m.  Dec.  11,  1816,  Samuel  Hopkins  (her  cousin), 

who  was  b.  Nov.  20,1781.  Issue: — (1)  Op/ic^i'a,'' m.  Edwin  Miller ; 
(3)  Sarah'  m.  Ezra  King,  Jr.;  (.!})  Mary'';  (4)  Louisa'';  (5)  Qeorge}  ; 
(6)  SaraucP. 

35.  vii,   Sarah,''  b.  Jan.  18.  d.  April  29,  1796. 

36.  viii.  Chaxiles,"  b.  Sept.  38,  1790,  of  whom  presently. 

37.  ix.    Albert,^  b.  June  4,  1798,  of  whom  presently. 

10.  James  Woodhull,"  m.  Sept.  16,  1782,  Keturah  (dan.  of  Esq. 
Selah)  StroHo^,  of  New  York  City.  She  was  b.  Nov.  4,  1761,  and  d. 
Aug.  13,  1790.  lie  m.  (2d),  Oct.'^6,  1792,  Hannah  (dau,  of  Thomas) 
Helme,  She  was  b.  1757,  and  d.  Feb.  13,  1831,  He  d.  Sept.  11,  1798. 
Resided  in  New  York  City.     Issue : — 

38.  i.      Elizabeth,"  b.  Sept.  3,  1784  ;  m.  Geo.  Griswold,  of  New  York  City,  an 

East  India  merchant  (firm  of  N.  L.  &  G.  Griswold,  familiarly  known 
on  South  street  as  •'  No  Loss  and  Great  Gain"),  Avho  was  b.  March  6, 
1777,  and  d.  Sept.  5,  1859.  They  had  issue:— (1)  Maria,'' \\\\o  ra. 
Woodward  Havens,  and  d.  1870  ;  (3)  Cornelia,''  who  m.  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Griswold  d.  March  23,  1810. 
89.  ii.     Selah  Strong''  (Rev.),  b.  Au<t.  4,  1786,  of  wliom  presently. 

40.  iii.    J.uiES'*,  b.  Aug.  5, 1798  ;  d.  1848. 

13.  Jeffrey  Amherst  Woodhull,"  m.  Nov.  3,  1784,  Elizabeth  (dau. 
of  William)  Davis.  She  was  b.  Oct.  16, 1 765,  and  d.  Feb.  9,  1843.  He 
d.  Jan,  19,  1839.     Issxie:— 

41.  i,      William,^  b,  Oct.  13,  1785,  of  whom  presently. 


14  The  Woodlmll  Family.  [January. 

42.  ii.     ELiZABETn,"  b.  Dec.  JJ.  1701  ;  d.  Dec.  20, 1834. 

43.  iii.    Smith,''  ]).  Marcli  27,  1797,  of  whom  presently. 

14.  Wir.LiAM  WooDHUi.L,^  m.  June  80,1790,  IJuth  (daii.  of  Jared) 
Mains.  She  was  b.  Aiig.  oJ,  1772,  and  d.  Jam-  25,  18G0.  lie  d.  Sept. 
6,1846.     Lssne: — 

44.  i.       J,\MEH  ITains,"!).  March  28,  1791,  of  whom  presently. 

45.  ii.     Maktiia  Smith,''  h.  Oct.  12,  1794  ;  d.  Sept.  24,  18(50. ' 

46.  iii.    Elizabeth  Hedges,''  b.  Sept.  lo,  1796  ;  m.  Oct.  3,  1821,  Samuel  Hedges, 

of  Chester,  N.  J.,  who  was  b.  Nov.  20,  1794.  Issue  :—{V)  Harriet 
WoodhnU.''  b.  Aug. 4, 1823  ;  {2}  Amanda,^  m.  .letfry  Miller  ;  (3)  Oeor</e ;» 
(4)  Mir  in. ^ 

47.  iv.  Maky  Hains,''  b.  Sept.  15,  1798. 

48.  V.    Sarah   Si'Ofeokh,''  b.  Aug.  28,  1800;  m.  (1st)  Elias  Nichols,  April  23, 

1823,  who  was  b.  May,  1798,  and  d.  Sept.  23,  1828;  m.  (2d)  George 
Miller,  of  Cincinnati,  O.  (son  of  John  B.  Miller,  of  Madison,  N.  J.), 
whod.  iSG8,  She  d.  1869.  Isstce  :—{\)  William  WoodhuU,{2)  diaries 
Ilains  ;  (3)  Ruth  Woodkull,  ni.  Aug.  1854,  (TieorjT(!(son  of  Archibald) 
Sayre,  of  Madison,  N.  J.  ;  (4)  Hvldah  llovdl,  m.  John  B.  Miller. 

49.  vi.     WiLi,iAM  Hkdcies,''  b.  Sept.  13,  1802,  of  whom  presently. 

50.  vii.   Jai!EI>     ains,''  b.  July  24,  1804  :  d.  Nov  8,  1805. 

51.  viii.  Jaked  Haiks,''  b.  Mav  24, 1806  ;  of  whom  presently. 

52.  ix.    Hui.dah  Howell,  b.  June  19,  1809  ;  d.  April  10,  1816. 

15.  Jeeemiah  WooDiiiiLL,"  ni.  Jan.  s,  1705,  Hannah  CorAvin,  who 
was  b.  McIl  28,  17'73.     He  d.  Oct.  30,  1824.     I.^aue:— 

53.  i.      Elizabeth  Smith,''  b.  Dec.  16,  1795;  m.  April  27, 1815,  Peter  Brown, 

who  was  b.  May  8,  1794.  Fssue  ;— (1)  Cntluirine,  b.  July  7,  1816  ;  (2) 
William  Henry,  b.  Julv  18,  1818.     Family  residence,  Chester,  N.  J. 

54.  ii.     Sakah,'  b.  May  i,  1798. 

55.  iii.    William  IlENiiv.^  b.  Sept.  17,  1801 ;  d.  Mch.27,  1813. 

56.  iv.     Nancy  Cokwin,''  b.  Mav  19,  1804  ;  m.  • Penddeu. 

57.  V.      Mary  Sovhia,''  b.  Oct.  13,  1807 ;  m Wilson. 

16.  John  Woodhull.*  m.  Feb.  25,  1790,  Mary  Larison,  who  was. 
h.  Mch.  30,  1777.     Issue:— 

58.  i.       Benjamin  I'itney,''  b.  May  3,  1797,  of  whom  presently. 

59.  ii.      William  Smith,''  b.  June  9,  1799,  of  whom  presently. 

18.  Hknky Hedgfs  WoomuLL,"  m.  (1st)  Nancy  (dau.  of  William) 
Kirkpatrick,  of  ]\[onmouth,  N.  J.,  ISIoIl  17,  1801.  *  She  was  b.  Dec.  */, 
1782,  and  d.  3Iay  7,  1807.  Hem.  (2d)  Catharine  Eoff,  April  10,  1809, 
who  was  b.  Jan.  4,  1790.     lasue : — 

00.  i.  Mary  Ann,''  1).  Mch.  23,  1803  ;  m.  John  (eon  of  John)  Suydam,  of  N.  J. ; 
died  without  issue. 

61.  ii.     Nancy  Kirkpatrick,''  b.  April  14, 1807,  d.  Sept.  23,  same  vear. 

()2.  iii.  John  Henry,''  b.  April  21, 1810  ;  grad.  Coll.  N.  J.,  1831,  Couuscllor-at- 
Law;  d.  Sept.  19, 1840. 

03.  iv.  Sarah  Forman,'  \\  Feb.  5.  1812,  m.  1841,  John  Redding,  of  Fleming- 
ton,  N.  J. ;  has  dau.  i/rtry  AnnJ*  b.  Jan.  1, 1851. 

23.  (Rev.)  George  Spofford  Woodhull,*  was  educated  at  the 
grammar  school  established  by  Ids  father  at  Freehold,  N.  J. ;  grad. 
Coll.  N.  J.,  1790.  His  first  inclination  was  for  the  law,  whicdi  he 
studied  for  nearly  two  years  after  his  graduation  ;  but  then  changed 
bis  mind,  and  commenced  the  study  of  medicine,  with  the  venerable 


1872.]  The  Woodhull  Family.  15- 

Dr.  Moses  Scott,  of  New  Brunswick,  for  about  a  year,  attending  lec- 
tures also  in  New  York  City  ;  but  his  conversion  led  Inra  to  feel  that 
the  Church  Avas  his  proper  field,  and  he  accordingly  commenced,  about 
the  summeer  of  1794,  the  study  of  theology  with  his  father;  was 
licensed  by  the  Pres.  of  New,  Brunswick,  Nov,  14,  1797,  and  on  the 
6th  of  June,  1798,  was  ord.  pastor  of  the  Presb.  Church,  Cranberry,. 
N.  J.,  where  he  served  until  1820.  He  was  pastor  of  First  Pres^ 
Church,  Princeton,  N.  J.,  from  1820  till  1832.  He  m.,  June  4,  1799,. 
Gertrude  (dau.  of  Col.  John)  Neilson,  of  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. ;  she 
was  b,  April  25,  1780 ;  d,  Feb.  13,  180b\  Rev.  George  Spolford  Wood- 
hull  d.  Dec.  25,  1834.  See  /Sermon  jveac/ud  in  his  mcnwri/,  in  Pres, 
Church,  .Prince/on,  K  J.,  Jan.  18,  18;j5,  Inj  jSarnvd  3IiUer,  JJ.  J). 
Issue : — 

64.  i.       William  Henry'  (Rev.),  b.  March  4,  1802,  of  whom  presently. 

65.  ii.     Cornelius  Neilson.'^  b.  Mav  16,  1803 ;  d.  Nov.  5,  1824. 

06.  iii.  John  Keilson  (M.  D.)"  b.  July  25. 1807  ;  grad  Coll.  N.  J.,  1828,  and  at 
Jefferson  Med.  Cf)ll.,  Pbila  ;  d.  Jan.  12, 1867  ;  bequeathed  to  his  AlmO' 
Mater  the  sum  of  .$40,000,  for  the  foundation  of  a  "  John  Neilson: 
Woodhull  Professorship." 

67.  iv,     Alfred  Alexander"  (M.  D.),  b.  Mch.  25,  1810,  of  whom  presently. 

27.  Joiix  Texnent  "Woodhull,'^  ]\1.  D.,  received  a  classical  educa- 
tion under  his  father;  grad.  Med.  Univ.  of  Phil.  1812;  the  same  year- 
received  the  degree  of  M.  A.  from  the  Coll.  N.  J.;  State  Senator,, 
1825;  Judge  of'the  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  He  m,  Jan.  22,  1812^ 
Ann  (third  dau.  of  Col.  William)  Wikoff,  of  Monmouth  Co.,  N.  J.. 
She  was  b.  July  5,  1793,  and  d.  Feb.  3,  1852.  Dr.  John  Tennent 
Woodhull  d.  Nov.  18,  1869.     Issue: — 

68.  i.      William  Wickoff,''  b.  1812,  d.  June  16, 1813. 

69.  ii.    Matilda  Wickoff,''  b.  Nov.  3, 1813.  m.  Sept.  21,  183G,  Joseph  (son  of. 

Elijah)  Combs,  of  Monmouth,  who  was  b.  1811  ;  grad.  Coll.  N.  J. 
1833  ;  Counselor-at-Law,  and  in  1860  app.  Judg-e  of  Court  of  Errors. 
Mrs.  Combs  d.  Mav  24,  1864.  Jsme  .•— (1)  Ann  Amelia,^  b.  June  27,. 
1837,  d.  Nov.  9, 1842  ;  (2)  John  Woodhull^  b.  Jan.  16,  1840,  d.  Dec.  28,. 
1842  ;  (3;  Willinm  Sutplu-n,''  b.  Fe]>.  15.  1842  ;  grad.  Coll.  N.  J.,  I860;, 
m.  July  5.  1871,  Virginia  (dau.  of  Dr.  John  K.)  C(mover,  of  Freehold,, 
N.  J.  ;  (4)  Julia  IFoodhitU,^  b.  Aug.  26,1847;  (5)  0'(or(/e  Woodhull/' 
b.  Mch.  23,  1853,  d.  Dec.  31,  1854. 

70.  iii.  GEORCiE  SroFFORD'  (Hon.),  b.  Dec.  25,  1814,  of  whom  presently, 

71.  iv.  Julia,'  b.  -^  ch.  25,  1816,  m.  Nov.,  1837,  Rev.  James  Clarke,  D.  D.,  of 

Philadelphia,  grad.  of  Univ.  Penia.,  and  of  Princeton  Theol.  Sem. 
1832  :  Pres.  Wash.  Coll.,  Penn.,  1851-^53.  I.s.wc  :—{l)  Anna  Jiilia,^ 
b.  Dec.  1837,  d.  Oct.  29,  1840  ;  (2)  Bobert  Woodhull^  (M.  D.),  b.  Nov. 
27,  1840,  grad.  Coll.  N.  J.  ;  and  Med.  Univ.  Penn.,  Surgeon  U.  S.  N., 
1864.     Mrs.  Clarke  d.  Dec.  16.  1840. 

72.  V     William  Wickoff'  (Ph.  D.).  b.  July  28.1817,  grad.  Coll.  N.  J.  1833,  from 

which  Coll.  he  rec.  deg.  of  "  Doctor  in  Pliihjsophy."  1867  ;  m.  Apl.  6, 
1852,  Ellen  Conover  (dau.  Nath.  S.)  W^'koff,  of  Freehold,  N.  J.  She 
was  b.  May  25,  1825,  and  d.  Aug.  1,  1870,  without  issue. 

73.  vi.    John,''  b.  Jan.  25,  1819,  d.  Sept.  13, 1822. 

74.  vii.    Maria  Scudder,'  b  Mch.  20.  1820,  m.  J'uly  12, 1849,  Gilbert  Combs 

(son  of  Elijah) ;  grad.  Coll.N.  J.  1846,  Counselor-at-law,  and  b.  Jan. 
29, 1826.  issue  .-—(I)  John  Woodhull^  b.  Feb.  14.  1851  ;  (2)  Gilbert 
lennent?  b  Mch.  9,  1853,  d.  Jan.  24,  1854  ;  (3)  Annie  Wikoff  Comba,^ 
b.  Aug..5, 1854  ;  (4)  J^dia  Woodhull?  b.  Feb. ;.  d.  June  18,  1856. 

75.  viii.  Charles  Frederick,'  b,  Aug.  4,  1831,  grad,  Coll.  N.  J.,  1842. 

76.  is.    John,'  b.  AprU  5, 1823. 


16  The  Woodhull  Family.  [January, 

77.  X.      Hannah  Wikoff,"  b.  Jan.  24,  1820. 

78.  xi.    Gilbert  Tennent^  (Rev.),  b.  Feb.  \^,  1837,  of  whom  presently. 

79.  xii.  Ann  Amelia,''  b.  Oct.  7,  1829,  d.  April  9,  18;]2. 

80.  siii.  Sakaii  Wikopp,'  b.  April  1,  1830,  d.  Jan.  1(5,  1831. 

81.  xiv.  Addison  Waddell''  (M.  D,),  b.  Aug.  13,  1831,  of  wliom  presently. 

28.  Gilbert  Smitii  Woodhull,''  M.  D.,  received  a  classical  education 
under  the  instruction  of  his  father;  grad.  at  Jefterson  Med.  Coll., 
Phila.,  1817  ;  received  honorary  degree  of  M.  A.  from  Coll,  N.  J.,  1823  ; 
was  President  of  N.  J.  State  Med.  Soc. ,  182-5  •  nominee  for  State 
Senator,  Oct.,  1830.  lie  m.  Nov.  2.5,  1817,  Charlotte  (fourth  dau.  of 
Col.  William)  Wikoff,  of  Monmouth  Co.,  X.  J.  She  was  b.  April  15, 
1795,  and  d.  Jan.  11,  1862.     He  d.  Oct.  13,  1830.     Issue:— 

82.  i.       Henkt  William  Beck'  (M  D.),  b.  Oct.  3,  1819,  of  whom  presently. 

83.  ii.     Sarah   Spofford,''   b.   Aug.  15,   1821  ;    m.    Nov.   25,   1846,  Barberie 

Throckmorton  (son  of  Judge  Thomas),  of  Freehold,  X.  J.,  who  wasb. 
Mch.  11,  1813.  She  d.  Jan.  21,  1870.  Issue  :—{\)  Henry  Woodhull,^ 
b.  Sept.  26,  1847 ;  (2)  Thomas  Clifford,^  b.  Oct.  9,  1855 ;  (3)  Gilbert 
Woodhull*,  b.  Nov.  19,  1857 ;  d.  May  9.  1861  ;  (4)  Frances  Elizabeth,^ 
b.  Jan.  30,  1853.     Mr.  B.  Throckmorton  d.  Jan.  21,  1870. 

84.  iii.    Anna  Matilda  Wikoff.' 

85.  iv.    Charlotte  Gilberta.' 

33.  Caleb  Smith  Woodhull*,  grad.  Yale  College,  1812;  was  a 
Counselor-at-Law ;  was  in  the  army  in  1814;  adm.  to  the  N.  Y.  bar  in 
1817;  in  1837,  was  elected  to  the  Common  Council  from  the  second 
ward,  and  sat  in  that  body  until  1844,  being  its  president  in  1843,  In 
1844,  was  one  of  the  Presidential  electors  of  the  State  of  N.  Y.;  Mayor 
of  the  City  for  one  term,  1849-'51;  and  was  subsequently  Pres.  of  the 
Saratoga  and  Rensselaer  V\.  Ii.  Co.  He  m.  (1st)  Dec.  15,  1813,  Lavinia 
(dau.  of  George)  Nostrand,  w^ho  d.  without  issue,  Feb.  19,  1818;  he 
m.  (2d),  Dec.  30,  1830,  Harriet  (dau.  of  Abraham)  Pardon,  who  was  b. 
1800,  and  d.  April  25,1863.  He  d.  .July  16,  1866,  at  his  birthplace, 
Miller's  l*lace,  I..  I.      Tssve.  :— 

86.  i.      Abraham  Fardon,'  b.  Jan.  22, 1836;  d.  April  6,  1849. 

87.  ii.     Charles  llEXRy,'  b.  Dec.  29,  1838. 

88.  iii.    Harriet,' b.  June  14.  1841. 

36.  Charles  Woodhull"  m.  his  cousin  Mary  (dau.  of  James)  Wood- 
hull,  of  Wading  River.     Issue: — 

89.  i.      Merritt  Smith  (Capt.) 

37.  Albert  WooDnuix,"  m.,Dec.  28,  1829,  Sarah  (dau.  of  Benjamin) 
Cheetham,  who  d.  Aug.  31,  1833.  Air.  Albert  Woodhull  d.  Aug.  30, 
1 860.     Issue  : — 

90.  i.      Albert  Cheetham,"  b.  Apl.  24, 1831  ;  d.  Aug.  8,1861,  leaving  one  child. 

39.  Rev.  Selah  Stroxg  Woodhull,*  at  the  death  of  his  lather, 
though  only  12  yrs  of  age,  Avas  in  the  Freshman  Class  of  Columbia 
Coll.,  New  York  City,  but  was  removed  to  Yale  Coll.  wdiere  he  gi-ad. 
in  1802  ;  studied  theol.  under  his  uncle.  Rev.  Dr.  John  Woodhull,  of 
Freehold,  N.  J.,  and  such  were  his  proficiency  and  precocity  of  mind 
that  he  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  New  Brunswick  Pres.  when  in 
his  nineteenth  year  ;  was  first  settled,  for  a  year,  at  Boundbrook,  N.  J. ; 


1872.]  The  Woodhull  Famihj.  17 

then  (1806)  over  the  First  R.  D.  Church  of  Brooklyn,  KY,;  received 
degree  of  D.  D.  from  Yale  College,  1806  ;  was  elected  Prof,  of  Ecclesi- 
astical History,  Government  and  Pastoral  Theology  in  Theo.  Sem.  in 
the  R.  D.  Church,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  and  Prof,  of  Metaphysical 
Philosophy  and  Philos.  of  the  Human  Mind  in  Rutgers  College,  New 
Brunswick,  N.  J.,  1825.  In  order  to  pay  more  attention  to  these  im- 
portant duties,  he  resigned  his  pastorate  at  Brooklyn,  and  also  the 
secretaryship  of  the  American  Bible  Society,  Avhich  he  had  held  for 
many  years,  and  removed  to  New  Brunswick  in  1825;  but  his  promis- 
ing career  of  xisefulness  was  suddenly  closed  by  his  death,  Feb.  2*7, 
1826.  He  m.  Nov.  10,  ISOT,  Cornelia  (dau.  of  Dr.  John)  Van  Cleve, 
of  Princeton,  N.  J.,  whod.  Jan.  3,  1841.     Issue: — 

91.  i.       Geoege  GmswoLD,'  b.  Oct.  15,  1808  ;  d.  Oct.  20, 1809. 

93.  ii.  Eliza  Ketukah,'  b.  June  30,  1811  ;  m.  July  20,  1831,  Eev.  Jonathan  B. 
Condit,  D.  D.,  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  grad.  Coll.  N.  J.,  1827,  and  Princeton 
Theol.  Sem.  1839 ;  inaugurated  Prof,  of  Pastoral  Tlieol.  in  Lane  Sem. 
Cincinnati,  O.,  in  1851  ;  in  1855,  app.  Prof,  of  Sacred  Rhetoric  and 
Past.  Theol.  in  Auburn  Theo.  Sem. ;  in  1861,  Moderator  of  Gen.  As- 
sembly, N.  S.  Presb.  Mrs.  Condit  d.  Jan.  7,  1835.  Issue  : — (1)  Maria 
Louise?  b.  Sept.  1,  1833  ;  d.  Mch.  23,  1834;  (3)  Selah  Strong  Wood- 
hull,^  b.  Dec.  7,  1834  ;  d.  Mch.  15,  1835. 

93.  iii.    Matilda  Gkiswold,'  b.  Jan.  11,  1814  ;  m.  April  11, 1837,  James  G.  Nut- 

man,  grad.  Coll.  N.  J.,  1831,  and  he  d.  May  37,  1869.  Issue :— (1) 
Cornelia  Dayton^,  b.  Feb.  4,  1838  ;  (3)  Oliver  Craig\  b.  Sept.  34,  1839  ; 
(3)  Matilda  Grisicold?  b.  Mch.  30,  1841 ;  d.  Sept.  33d,  same  yr. ;  (4) 
James  Gardiner ?  b.  April  15,  1843  ;  (5)  Matilda  Woodhull,^  b.  Mch 
31,  1844 ;  (6)  Sarah  Lavinia  Strong^,  b.  Nov.  11,  1845  ;  d.  Feb.  10,  1848. 

94.  iv.     Sarah  Strong\  b.  Jan.  19,  1815  ;  m..  May  7,  1836,  her  brother-in-law, 

Kev.  Jonathan  B.  Condit,  D.  D.  Issue  :—{l)  Eliza  Maria^,  b.  July  38, 
1837  :  (3)  A7ina  Louisa  Payson,^  b.  Mch.  14,  1839  ;  (3)  Sarah  Jane^,  b. 
July  37,  1841  ;  (4)  Alice  Strong,^  b.  Dec.  31,  1844. 

95.  V.      Cornelia  Von  Cleve'',  b.  Dec.  31,  1816  ;  d.  Oct.  35, 1819. 

96.  vi.    Jane  Green,'  b.  July  31,  1818 ,  d.  Sept.  5,  1840. 

97.  vii.   Cornelia  Van  Cleve'',  b.  July  18,  1835 ;  m.,  Aug.  34, 1847,  Josiah  L, 

Packard. 

41.  WiLLLAM  Woodhull,®  m.  Mch.  17,  1807,  Julia  Ann  Brown,  who 
d.  Oct.  12,  1812  ;  m.  (2d)  Jan.  19,  1815,  Phebe  (dau.  of  Jacob)  Carl. 
Mr.  William  Woodhull ;   d.  Aug.  17,  1847.     Issue:— 

98.  i.       Olla  Ann,''  b.  Mch.  31,  1808,  m.  May  23,  1837,  Jesse  Fleet  Sarnie,  and 

d.  Dec.  13, 1834  ;  had  issue. 

99.  ii.      Gilbert  Carl,''  b.  July  10,  1816,  of  whom  presently. 

100.  iii.    Julia  Elizabeth,''  b.  July  11, 1819. 

101.  iv.     Edmond  Smith,'  b.  April  33,  1833,  d.  1866. 
103.  v.      William  Amherst,'  b.  July  19,  1836. 

103.  vi.     George  Spofford''  (Rev.),  b.  July  30,  1839,  grad.  Univ.  City  of  N.  Y., 

1848 ;  grad.  Princeton  Theol.  Sem.,  1853  ;  from  1856-'66  was  pastor 
of  Presb.  Church  at  Point  Pleasant,  Mason  Co.,  Va.  ;  m.  Oct.  25,1855. 
Elizabeth  (dau.  of  Moses)  Martin,  of  Vermont. 

104.  vii.    Caroline  Phebe,''  b.  June  18, 1834. 

43.  Smith  Woodhull,''  m.  (1st)  Jan,  7,  1818,  Hannah  (dau.  of 
Samuel)  Scidmore,  who  d.  May  23,  1835  ;  m.  (2nd)  June  21,  1836, 
Mary  (dau.  of  Timothy)  Case,  who  d.  Nov.  27,  1843,  without  issue; 
m,  (3d)  Jan.  28,  1845,  Marietta  (dau.  of  John)  Saxton,  who  d.  Aug. 
5,  1867,  Mr.  W.  d.  Jan.  6,  1868.     Issue :— 


18  The  Wood/mil  Family.  [January, 

105.  i.       Harriet  Cordelia,'  h.  Oct  22,  1818  :  m.  Rev.  Jarvis  R.  Ralph,  a  grad, 

of  Princeton  Theol.  Sem.  185!),  and  d.  without  issue. 

106.  ii.     Jeffrey  Amherst,''  b.  Feb.  18,  1822,  of  whom  presently. 

107.  iii.    Samuel  Scidmore,''  b.  June  2,  1824. 

108.  iv.     Caleb  Smith,'  b.  Dee.  21,  1826,  of  whom  presently 

109.  V.      Eleanor  Francis',  b.  April  13,  1827  ;  d.  July  12,  1851. 

44.  James  Hains  Woodhull;  ra.  (1st)  Mcli.  28,  1791 ;  Harriet  East- 
burn,  b.  Aug.  1,  178'.),  d.  Sept.  29,  1823,  without  issue ;  m.  (2d)  Eliza 
D.  Campbell,  Feb.  12,  1824.  She  was  b.  Sept.  G,  1789,  d.  July  16, 
1829;  m.  (3d)  Adaline  Baldwin,  Aug.  1,1831.  She  was  b.  Sept.  17, 
1804  ;  resided  at  Newark,  N.  J.    Issue: — 

110.  1.        Elizabeth  Campbell,^  b.  Apl.  24, 1827,  d.  Aug.  9, 1828. 

111.  ii.       Harriet  Eastburn.s  b.  May  22,  1825,  m.  Nov.  25,  1846,  Thomas  W. 

Adams,  of  Newark,  N.  J.  Insue: — (1)  Eliza  Woodhull,^  h.  Dec.  9, 
1847 ;  (2)  Harriet  Elmira,^  b.  Oct.  16,  1849  ;  (3)  Robert  Weir,^  b. 
Au^.  24, 1851 ;  (4)  James  Woodhnll,^  b.  Nov.  2, 1854  ;  (5)  Charles  Sum- 
mcT,^  b.  Nov.  19,  1856. 

112.  iii.      Elizabeth  Campbe[,l,s  b.  July  16,  1829,  d.  Mav,  14,  1852. 

113.  iv.      James  Baldwin,**  b.  July  3,  1832,  d.  Mch.  4.  1853. 

114.  v.       Eliza  Campbell.^  b.  Apl.  1,  1834,  d  Nov.  25, 1839. 

115.  vi.      WiLLiAM.«  b.  Sept.  26,  1834,  d.  Sept.  2,  1844. 

116.  vii.    Adaline  Baldwin,*  b.  June  30,  1841,  d.  Jan.  29,  1844. 

117.  viii.    Clifford  Arms,^  b.  June  2,  1844,  m.  May,  20,  1868,  Martha  W.  John- 

son. 

118.  ix.        WlLLIAM.8 

49.  William  Hedges  WoodhullJ  m.  Oct.  6,  1824,  Eliza  Miller 
White,  who  wash.  Feb.  14,  1805.     He  d.  Feb.  28,  1853.    Issue:— 

119.  i.  William  Miller,^  b.  Aug.  30,  1825,  of  whom  presently. 

120.  ii.  James  White,^  b.  Dec.  25,  1829. 

121.  iii.  Henry  Hedges,^  b.  Jan.  29,  1830,  m.  and  d. 

122.  iv.  George  Washington,*  b.  Feb.  22,  1832,  d. 

123.  V.  Alonzo  Dickerson,*  b.  Mch.  26,  1833,  d. 

124.  vi.  Ruth  Hains,^  b.  Jan.  12,  1837. 

51.  Jared  Haixs  Woodiiull,'  Counselor-at-Law,  participated  in 
all  the  battles  fought  between  the  United  States  and  Mexico,  excepting 
that  of  "  Buena  Vista";  m.  Jan.  13,  1828,  Mary  Barron,  of  Wood- 
bridge,  N.  J.  He  d.  May  14,  1850.  Siie  M'as  b.  May  13,  1807,  and  d. 
Oct.  3,  1828.     Lived  at  Chester,  N.  J.     Issue: — 

125.  i.       Francis  P.  Woodhull,*  m.,  Oct.  14,  1846,  James  P.  Edgar,  of  Wood- 

bridge,  N.  J. 

58.  Benjamin  Pitney,'  m.  May  6,  1819,  Mary  Lee,  who  was  b.  July 
11,1798.     Issue:— 

126.  i.    \  Mary  Ann,*  b.  Jan.  19,  1820,  d.  Apl  22,  1857. 

127.  ii.     Hannah  Elizabeth.* 

59.  William  SiirrH  Woodhull,'  m.  Mary  Elizabeth  Peterson. 
Issue : — 

128.  i.       Temperance.8 

129.  ii.     Andrew  Larison*,  b.  Aug:.  31,  1802. 

130.  iii.    John  Chatfield  Hedges,*  b.  July  30, 1804. 


1872.]  The  Woodhull  Famihj.  19 

131.  iv.    GEonGE  Spofford,8  b.  Dec.  20,  1S06  ;  d.  Sept.  2, 1807. 

132.  V.      Caroline  Sophia,**  b.  Aug.  5,  1810. 

133.  vi.    Elizabeth  Hedges,^  b.  Dec.  13,  1813. 

134.  vii.  Caleb  Gilbert,*  b.  Mch.  8, 1816. 

135.  viii.  Stefhen,8  b.  April  11, 1820. 

64.  Rev.  Wiixtam  Henry  Woodhfll,'  grad.  Coll.  of  N.  J.,  1822; 
at  Princeton  TheoL  Sem.,  1824;  was  pastor  of  Second  Presb.  Church 
at  Upper  Freehold,  Monmouth  Co.,  N.  J.,  from  1826—1831  ;  m.  Oct. 
26,  1825,  Amanda  (youngest  dan.  of  Col.  William)  Wikoff,  of  Mon- 
mouth Co.,  N.  J.,  who  was  b.  Feb.  1,  1806,  and  d.  Dec.  2,  1850.  He 
d.  Jan.  4,  1835.     Issite:— 

136.  i.      William  Wikoff,^  b.  Sept.  24,  1826 ;  d.  June  30,  1856. 

137.  ii.     Spofford  Eugene,*  b.  Mch.  28, 1828,  of  whom  presently. 

138.  iii.    John  Neilson,*  b.  April  8,  1830 ;  d.  Mch.  24. 1860. 

140.  iv.    Cornelia  Neilson,*  b.  April  26,  1832 ;  d.  Jan.  26,  1835. 

67.  Alfred  Alexander  Woodhull,'  M.  D.,  grad.  Coll.  N".  J.,  1828, 
and  at  Jefterson  Med.  Coll.,  Philadelpliia ;  m.,  Feb.  26,  1833,  Amia 
Maria  (dan.  of  Dr.  Dirck)  Salmons,  of  Princeton,  N.  J.,  who  was  b. 
Mch.  30,  1811,  and  d.  Aug.  20,  1862.  Dr.  Alfred  A.  Woodhull  d. 
Oct.  5,  1836.     Issue:— 

141.  i.      Alfred  Alexander*  (M.  D.),  b.  Ap'l  13, 1837,  grad.  Coll.  N.  J.,  1856, 

and  Med.  Univ.  of  Phil.  1858.  In  1865  was  app.  Surgeon  in  the  U. 
S.  A.,  and  in  186G  Adjutant-Major  ;  in  1868,  Inspector-General  of  the 
Med.  Dept.  of  the  U.  S.  A. ;  m.  Dec,  1863,  Margaret  Ellicott,  of  Bal- 
timore, Md.     Resides  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

.  70.  Hon.  Geoege  Spofford  Woodhull,"  grad.  Coll.  N.  J.,  1833; 
Counselor-at-Law ;  app.  Judge  of  Supreme  Court  of  N.  J.,  Feb.  6, 
1866  ;  m.  Apl.  7,  1847,  Caroline  Mandeville  (dau.  of  Guisbert  Bogert) 
Vroom,  of  N.  Y.     She  was  b.  Feb.  29,  1828.     Issue:— 

142.  i.      Catalina  Delamater,*  b.  Jan.  19,  1848,  d.  Mch.  3,  1853. 

143.  ii.    John  Tennent,*  b  July  12,  1850. 

144.  iii.   Elizabeth  Vroom,*  b.  Dec.  11,  1853. 

145.  iv.   William  Wikoff,*  b.  July  12,  1858. 

146.  V.    Mary  Gould,*  b.  Apl.  23, 1861. 

147.  vi.  Schuyler  Colfax.*  b.  Oct.  22, 1864,     }  ,    . 

148.  vii.  Charles  Frederick,*- b.  Oct.  22, 1864,  f  '''""'• 

78.  Rev.  Gilbert  Tennent  Woodhull",  grad.  Coll.  N.  J.,  1852  ;  at 
Princeton  Theol.  Sem.,  1855  ;  pastor  of  Pres.  Ch.  at  Fishkill  Landing, 
N.  Y.,  1857-67;  app.  Prof,  of  Greek  and  Latin  in  Lincoln  Univ., 
Penn. ;  m..  May  14,  1862,  Elizabeth  (dau.  of  William  B. )  Waldo,  of 
Fishkill,  N.  Y.     Issue:— 

149.  i.      Frederick  William.* 

150.  ii.     Jennie  W^aldo.* 

151.  iii.    Annie  Bruce,*  b.  1867. 

81.  Addison  Waddell  Woodhull,"  M.  D.,  grad.  Coll.  N.  J.,  1854; 
Med.  Univ.  N".  Y.  Cit}'^,  1856;  1st  surgeon  of  the  Burnside  Naval  Ex- 
pedition, 1862;  m.,  Nov.  23,  1859,  Emma  Taylor  (dau.  of  Daniel  H. ) 
Ellis,  of  Freehold,  N.  J.     Issue  :— 


20  The  Woodhull  Family.  [January, 

153.  i.      ADDrsoN,8  b.  Aug.  34,  1861. 

153.  ii.     Lillian  Ellis,*  b.  Feb.,  18G7. 

154.  iii.    Daniel  Ellis,*  b.  1869. 

82.  Henry  William  Beck  Woodhull,'  M.  D.,  grad.  Coll,  N.  J., 
1838;  Med.  Coll.  N.  Y.,  1845;  m.  May  12,  1847,  Azelia  (dau.  of 
Joseph)  Girard,  of  N.  Y.  city.     She  was  b.  June  3,  1826.     Issue: — 

155.  i.      TiiENFORD.s  b.  May  34,  1848;  grad.  Columbia  Coll.,  N.  Y.,  1869  ;  is  a 

Counselor-at-Law. 

156.  ii.     Rosalie,^  b.  May  3, 1853,  d.  Apl.  5,  1856. 

157.  iii.   Evelyn  de  Viron,*  b.  Nov.  1866. 

99.  Gilbert  Cakl  Woodhull,'  m.,  April  7,  1846,  Elizabeth  (dau.  of 
Samuel  B.)  Rodgers,  of  Greenpoint,  L.  I.     Issue : — 


158.  i.     Julia  Elizabeth.^  b.  Feb.  4,  1848. 

159.  ii.    Eleanor,*  b.  Nov.  35, 1851 ;  d.  — ) 

160.  iii.   Emma,8  b.  Nov.  35,  1851,  S 


twins. 


106.  Jeffrey  Amherst  Woodhull,"  ni.  Ann  Eliza  Scudder,  resides 
at  Hempstead,  L.  I.     Issue  : — 

161.  i.      Charles  Smith.* 

163.  ii.    Harriet  Louise,*  m.,  April  37,  1871,  E.  Piatt   Strattan,   of  College 
Point.  L.  I.  -. 

108.  Caleb  Smith  Woodhull'  grad.  Williams  Coll.,  Mass.,  1848; 
Counselor-at-Law;  m.  Jan.  15,  1861,  Fanny  (dau.  of  Judge)  Fish,  of 
Mystic,  Conn,     She  was  b.  Sept.  5,  1859.     Issue: — 

163.  i.      Ethelbert  Mills,*,  b.  Nov.  37,  1861,  d.  Feb.  15,  1865. 

164.  ii.     Agnes,*  b.  Feb.  14,  1865. 

165.  iii.   Gaylord,*  b.  Oct.  3.  1866. 

166.  iv.   Edith,*  b.  Dec.  30,  1867,  d.  Aug.  31,  1868. 

119.  William  Miller  Woodhull,^  m.  Sept.  8,  1847,  Mary  Caroline 
(dau.  of  Stephen)  Howell,  of  Newark,  N.  J.  She  d.  Feb.  2,  1866. 
Issue : — 

167.  i.      William  Howell,'-"  b.  May  36,  1848,  d.  May,  1848. 

168.  ii.     William,^  b.  June,  1849. 

169.  iii.   Eliza,^  b.  Jan.,  1851. 

137.  Spofford  Eugene  Woodhull,®  b.  Mch.  28,  1828  ;  sub.-grad.  of 
Coll.  of  jST.  J. ;  m.  Jan.  18,  1853,  Mary  Elizabeth  (dau.  of  Simon) 
Abrams,  of  Monmouth,  N.  J. ;  b.  Mch.  25,  1830.     Issue: — 

170.  i.       Charles  NEILSON^  b.  Jan.  3,  1854. 

171.  ii.      Isabella  Anderson,^  b.  Mcb.  38, 1858 
173.  iii.    John  Neilson.^  b.  Mch.  11,  1861. 

173.  iv.     William  Bound,^  b.  Aug.  15, 1863  ;  d.  Jan.  18,  1866. 

174,  V.     Archibald  Alexander,^  b.  July,  1867. 


1872.]  Heraldry  of  St.  Paul's  Chapel  21 


THEjCHERALDRY  OF  ST.  PAUL'S  CHAPEL,  NEW  YORK. 


By  the  Rev.  Beverley  R.  Betts,  A.  M.,  of  New  York. 


FIRST  PAPER. 


On  the  north  wall  of  the  chancel  of  St.  Paul's  Chapel,  in  the  city  of 
New  York,  is  the  following  monument ; 

In  Memory  of 

COLONEL  THOMAS  BARCLAY, 

Son  of  the  Revd.  Henry  Barclay,  D.  D., 

Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  New  York. 

He  was  born  in  this  City,  on  the  12th  October,  17o0. 

He  entered  the  British  Army  early  in  Life 

and  in  1799  was  appointed  Consul  General  to  these 

United  States  from  his  Britannic  Majesty 

whom  he  served  in  various  offices,  military  and  civil, 

with  distinguished  Loyalty  for  54  years. 

Faithful  in  the  discharge  of  all  his  duties, 

both  public  and  private, 

he  closed  a  Christian  life  by  a  holy  and  happy  death 

in  the  firm  assurance  of  faith 

and  with  a  hope  full  of  immortality 

on  the  21st  April,  1830. 

It  is  a  simple  square  mural  tablet  of  white  marble,  set  on  another 
of  black.  It  is  surmounted  by  his  arms,  carefully  carved  and  adorned 
with  crest  and  motto.  The  tinctures  are  designated  by  the  lines  of 
Petrasancta. 

Arms — Gules  a  chevron  or  between  three  crosses  2^<^(tt^&  argent. 
Crest — A  sword  erect  argent.,  hilt  and pomel  or.  Motto —  Crux  Christi 
nostra  Corona. 

By  some  oversight,  doubtless,  of  the  engraver,  the  chevron  is  given 
or,  whereas  it  should  be  argent.  The  arms  of  the  ancient  family  of 
Barclay  of  Urie  are  Gules  a  chevron  between  three  crosses  patt6e  ar- 
gent, and  they  were  so  borne  by  Colonel  Barclay  in  his  life-time. 
The  descent  of  the  family  for  many  generations,  in  the  male  line,  is 
given  in  "  Holgate's  American  Genealogies,"  and  it  is  traced  in  Burke's 
Royal  Families,  through  various  intermarriages,  by  two  distinct  lines, 
to  King  Robert  Bruce  and  to  Henry  III.  of  England.  As  the  tables 
of  Sir  Bernard  Burke  are  not  only  curious  in  themselves,  but  are  a  fair 
illustration  of  the  plan  upon  which  his  book  is  constructed,  they  may 
very  properly  be  introduced  here.  It  will  be  observed  that  in  the 
last  few  generations  they  have  been  so  altered  as  to  give  the  New 
York  and  not  the  Scottish  line.  The  present  representative  of  David 
Barclay  of  Urie  is  Robert  Barclay  Allardice,  Esq.,  of  Allardice  and 
Urie.     This  gentleman,  however,  is  a  true  Barclay,  of  the  male  line, 


22 


Heraldry  of  St.  Paul's  Chapel. 


[January,' 


having  taken  his  present  surname  as  heir  to  his  mother,  the  last  of 
the  family  of  Allardice. 

Henry  III.,  King  of  T  Eleanor,  d.  and  co-heir 
England.  |   of  Raymond  Berenger, 

Count  of  Provence. 


Edward  I., 

King  of  Eng 

land. 


Margaret,  d.  of 

Philip  II., 
King  of  France. 


Eobert  Bruce, 
King  of  Scot- 
land. 


Isabel,  d.  of 
Donald,  Earl 
of  Marr. 


Margery,  d.  of=Walter,  Lord 
Robert  Bruce.      High  Stew- 
ard of  Scot- 
land. 


Robert  II., 
King  of  Scot- 
land, ob.  1.3'JO. 


=  Elizabeth,  d. 
of  Adam  Mure, 

1st  wife. 


Edmund  Plan-  =Margaret,  sis- 
tagenet,    of  ter  and  heir 

Woodstock,         of  Thomas, 
Earl  of  Kent.        Lord  Wake. 

Joan  Plantage-  =Sir  Thomas  de 
net,  the  Fair  I  Holland,  Lord 
Maid  of  Kent.      Holland,  2d 
husband. 

Thomas  de  Holland,        = 
2d  Earl  of  Kent. 


Blanche, Queen= 

Dowager  of 

Navarre. 

Maude,  d.  and  = 
heir    of  Sir 
Patrick  Cha- 
worth. 

Richard  Fitz- 
Alan,  Earl  of 
Arundel,  K. 
G. 


-Edmund,  Earl 
of  Lancaster. 


=Henry,  Earl  of 
Lancaster. 


=Lady  Eleanor 

Plaiitagenet, 

w.of  Lord  Jno. 

Beaumont. 


Lady  Alice  Fitz-Alan. 


Robert  III., 
King  of  Scot- 
land, nat.  1346, 


=Annabella,  d.  of  Sir 
John  Drummond, 
of  Stobhall. 


Lady  Margaret  Hoi-  =Jno.  Beaufort,  Marquis  of  Dorset,  son 
land,  2d  daughter  of  John  of  Gaunt,  Duke  of  Lancaster, 
and  eventual  heir.      by  Katharine  Swynford,  let  husb'd. 


James  I.,  King  of  y  Lady  Joan  Beaufort,  eldest 


Scotland. 


The  Princess  Joan, 
dau.  of  James  I., 
King  of  Scotland. 


daughter. 

-George  Gordon,  2d  Earl 
of  Huntley. 


The  Hon.  Adam  Gor-=Elizabeth,  Countess  of  Suth- 
don,  of  Aboyne,  2d  I  erland.  sister  and  heiress  of 
son  of  George,  2d  John,  9th  Earl  of  Suther- 
Earl  of  Huntley.  land. 

Alexander  Gordon,    =Lady  Janet  Stewart,  eldest 


daughter  ol    John, 
Earl  of  Athol. 


Master  of  Sutherland,  I       daughter  ol    John,    2d 
infeofled  in  the  Earl- 
dom of  Sutherland,    i 
1527  ob.  15th  Jan.  1509.  I 

, J 

John  Gordon,  10th  ==Lady  Helen  Stewart,  dau.  of 
Earl  of  Sutherland,         John,  3d  Earl  of  Lennox, 
eldest  son  and  heir;        and  relict  of  William,  5th 
Ob.  in  July,  1567.  Earl  of  Errol ;  2d  wife. 

Alexander  Gordon,  =Lady  Janet  Gordon,  .3d  dau.  of 
11th  Earl  of  Suth-  George,  4th  Earl  of  Huntley, 
erland,  3d  husb'd.      High  Chancellor  of  Scotland. 


;j 


The  Hon.  Sir  Robert—Louisa,  only  dau.  and  heir  of 
Gordon,  of  Gordons-  Jno.  Gordon ,  Lord  of  Longor- 
town,  Bart.,  so  ere-  mes,  and  Dean  of  Salisbury, 
ated  26th  May,  1625  ;  eldest  son  of  Alex.  Gordon, 
4th  son  ;  d.  1656.  titular  Archbishop  of  Athens 

&c. 


Katharine,  d.  of  the=David  Barclay,  Esq.  of  Urie, 
TT...    t.-..    ,^  V   _,        Colonel  under   Gustavus 
Adolphus. 


Hon.  Sir  Robert 
Gordon,  of  Gor- 
donstown. 


John  Barclay,  of  New=-Cornelia,  dau.  of 

York,  bro.  ofRob'tl      Van  Schaick. 
Barclay,  of  Urie,  the 
Apologist  for  the 
Quakers. 

The  Rev.  Thos.  Bar-=|=Anna  Dorothea,  dau.  of 
clay,  of  Albany,  &c.        Andrew  Drauyer. 


The  Rev.  Henry  Bar- 
clay, Rector  of  Trin- 
ity Church,  N.  Y.      | 

Thomas  Barclay, 


Mary,  dau.  of  Anthony 

Rutgers. 


The  male  line  of  the  Barclays,  beginning  in  11 '70,  is  set  forth  at 


-4 
1872.]  Heraldry  of  St.  Paul's  Chapel.  23 

length  in  "  Holgate's  American  Genealogies."  It  will  be  observed  that 
they  immediately  allied  themselves  with  old  New  York  families,  and 
produced  that  singular  combination  of  Scottish,  Dutch,  and  English 
blood  which  is  characteristic  of  the  true  New-Yorkers.  Anna 
Dorothea  Drauyer  (whose  name  is  retained  to  this  day  as  a  Chris- 
tian name  by  her  descendants)  was  the  daughter  and  heiress  of  An- 
drew Drauyer,  an  admiral  in  the  Dutch  service,  who  married  Gerritje, 
daughter  of  Levinus  and  granddaughter  of  George  Gerritje  Van 
Schaick  by  his  wife  Annetje  Livesen.  The  wife  of  Anthony  Rutgers 
was  Cornelia,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Pieter  Roose.  The  history  of 
the  Barclays  has  been  often  written,  and  it  is  unnecessary  to  repeat  it 
here.  The  Rev.  Thomas  Barclay  is  well  known  as  the  friend  of  Sir 
William  Johnson,  the  missionary  to  the  Mohawks  and  the  founder  of 
St.  Peters  Church  at  Albany.  The  Rev.  Henry  Barclay  followed  in 
his  father's  steps,  first  as  catechist.and  missionary  among  the  Indians, 
then  as  rector  of  St.  Peter's  Church  in  Albany,  and  finally  reached 
the  summit  of  an  ecclesiastic's  ambition  in  those  days,  by  being  made 
rector  of  Trinity  Church,  New  York,  and  commissary  to  the  Bishop  of 
London.  An  account  of  the  life  of  Colonel  Barclay  is  given  in  Curwen's 
Journal,  showing  how  he  took  arms  as  major  in  the  Loyal  American 
Regiment,  and  how,  being  included  in  the  celebrated  New  York  Con- 
fiscation Act,  he,  together  with  his  brother-in-law,  Lieutenant-Colonel 
Beverley  Robinson  and  many  soldiers  of  their  regiment,  formed  a  set- 
tlement at  Wilmot's  Woods,  in  the  wildest  part  of  Nova  Scotia ;  how 
they  remained  there  for  several  years,  living  in  log-huts,  and  enduring 
many  liardships  until  their  colony  was  well  established.  At  the  be- 
ginning of  the  French  Revolution  they  Avere  called  into  active  service, 
Mr.  Barclay  being  appointed  colonel  of  the  Nova  Scotia  Legion,  and 
Mr.  Robinson  of  a  New  Brunswick  regiment.  The  former  was  at  that 
time  practicing  law  at  Annapolis,  and  the  latter  had  removed  to  Fred- 
ericton,  in  New  Brunswick.  Colonel  Barclay's  long  and  active  life 
was  spent  in  the  public  service,  and  he  closed  it  where  it  began,  in  the 
city  of  New  York,  at  the  ripe  age  of  seventy-seven. 

The  more  accessible  sources  of  the  history  of  this  ancient  and  honor- 
able family  are  the  following  : 

"Biographia  Britannica;"  "Rose's  Biographical  Dictionary;" 
"  Holgate's  American  Genealogies  ;  "  "  Berrian's  History  of  Trinity 
Church,"  pp.  64-120;  "The  Documentary  History  of  New  York," 
vol.  iii. ;  "Journal  and  Letters  of  Samuel  Curwen,"  third  edition,  8vo, 
New  York,  1845,  pp.  596-600;  "Anderson's  History  of  the  Church  of 
England  in  the  Colonies,"  second  edition,  3  vols.,  12mo,  London,  1856, 
vol,  iii.,  pp.  306—313. 

At  the  extreme  west  end  of  St.  Paul's  church-yard,  just  east  of 
the  vestry  buildings  and  close  to  Fulton  street,  lies  the  body  of  the 
fi'iend  and  brother-in-law  of  Colonel  Barclay.  Colonel  Beveelet 
RoBixsox,  Avho  had  married  Anna  Dorothea,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Barclay,  and  whose  marriage  was  recorded  by  the  famous  Hugh 
Gaine  in  the  following  singular  manner  :  "  Married  at  Flushing,  Bever- 
ley Robinson,  Jr.,  Esq.,  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  Loyal  American 
Regiment,  to  the  amiable  and  accomplished  Miss  Nancy  Barclay." 
{Game's  Mercury,  January  26,  1*778,  quoted  in  Onderdonk's  "Revo- 


24 


Heraldry  of  St.  Paul's  Chapel.  [January, 


lutionary  Incidents  of  Queen's  County,"  p.  143. )  Colonel  Robinson, 
who  had  long  been  established  at  Fredericton,  in  New  Brunswick, 
died  in  New  York  while  on  a  visit  to  his  eldest  son,  Beverley,  who  had 
returned  to  that  city  and  settled  there.  The  following  is  the  inscrip- 
tion on  his  tomb-stone : 

Sacred 

to  the 

Memory  of 

The  Ho>"^- 

BEVERLEY    ROBINSON, 

late  of  Frederickton  in  the 

Province  of  New  Brunswick, 

born  tlie  Sth  of  March,  1754, 

and  died  on  the 

Gth  of  October,  1816. 

The  arms  of  Robinson,  a  Yorkshire  fainily,  afterwards  established 
in  Virginia  and  New  York,  are  as  follows : 

Arms —  Vert  on  a  clievron  between  three  roebucks  trippant  or  as 
nian]/ trefoils  slipped  gules.  Ckkst — a  roebuck  trij)pant  or.  Motto — 
Proper e  et  Provide. 

Next  to  the  monument  of  Col.  Barclay,  which  is  near  the  east  end 
of  the  north  wall  of  the  chancel,  is  that  of  Mrs.  Inglis.  This  is  a 
tablet  of  black  marble  edged  with  white ;  but  it  is  surmounted  with 
another,  a  little  smaller,  with  a  pointed  top,  containing  a  carved  urn, 
upon  Avhich  are  the  arms,  in  colors.  They  are  in  two  shields,  of  which 
the  first  contains  the  episcopal  arms  of  Nova  Scotia,  impaling  Inglis, 
and  the  second  is  blank.     The  following  is  the  blazon : 

Arms — Azure  a  holy  lamb'  on  a.  chief  gules  a  crosier  in  bend  sinis- 
ter surmounted  of  a  key  or  ;  impaling  Azure  a  lyon  rampant  or,  07i 
a  chief  of  the  second  three  mullets  gules. 

The  inscription  is  as  follows : 

Within  this  Chancel,  in  certain  Hope  of  a  Resurrection  to 

Glory  through  Jesus  Christ  are  deposited  the  Remains  of 

Margaret, 

the  wife  of  Charles  Inglis,  D.  D., 

formerly  Rector  of  Trinity  Church  in  this  city. 

She  died  the  21st  of  September,  1783,  aged  35  years. 

Near  her  is  interred  all  that  Avas  mortal  of 

Charles, 

Eldest  Son  of  the  said  Margaret  and  Charles  Inglis 

who,  alas !  at  an  early  period,  was  snatched  away 

January  the  20tli,  1782,  in  the  Sth  year  of  his  age. 

The  Husband  and  the  Father,  since  become  Bishop  of  Nova  Scotia,  as  a  Testi- 
mony of  the  tenderest  affection  to  a  dear  and  worthy  wife,  and  esteem  for  a  devout 
Christian  ;  and  of  the  fondest  Regard  for  an  amiable  Son,  who  although  in  Age  a 
Cliild,  was  yet  in  Understanding  a  Man,  in  Piety  a  Saint,  and  in  Disposition  an 
Angel,  caused  this  Monument  to  be  erected  in  the  Year  of  our  Lord  1788. 

The  name  of  this  lady  was  Margaret  Crooke.  The  marriage  li- 
cense of  Charles  Inglis  and  Margaret  Crooke  was  issued  May  31, 
17V3. 


1872.]  Heraldry  of  St.  Paul's  Chapel.  25 

The  materials  for  the  life  of  Dr.  Inglis  ai'e  to  be  found  in  the  Docvr 
mentary  History  of  New  York,  vol.  iii.  Anderson's  Colonial  Church., 
vol.  iii.,  pp.  313,  463  to  468.  Berrian's  History  of  Trinity  Church 
pp.  120-161.  The  valuable  collections  of  the  S.  P.  G.  are  not  yet  ac- 
cessible in  this  country,  but  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  important  selec- 
tions from  them  made  by  the  late  Dr.  Hawks,  and  now  in  course  of 
publication  by  his  friend  and  fellow-laborer,  Dr.  Stevens,  of  Geneva, 
will  throw  a  further  light  upon  the  history  of  those  forty  years  in 
which  the  aftairs  of  Trinity  Church  were  in  the  hands  of  Dr.  Barclay 
and  Dr.  Inglis. 

The  third  and  last  monument  on  the  north  side  of  the  chancel  is 
that  of  Sir  John  Temple. 

Sacred  to  the  Memory  of 

Sir  JOHN  TEMPLE,  Bart. 

Consul  General 

to  the  United  States  of  America, 

from  his  Britannic  Majesty. 

The  first  Appointment  to  this  Country 

after  its  Independence. 

Died  in  the  City  of  New  York, 

November  the  17th  1798 

Ag-ed  67. 

The  monument  is  of  black  marble  edged  with  white. 

The  AKMS  are.  Quarterly.  1  and  4,  Or  an  eayle  displayed  sable. 
2  and  3.  Argent  tioo  bars  sable  each  charged  with  three  martlets  of  the 
first.  Crest — Out  of  a  ducal  coronet  a  martlet.  Motto — Templa 
quam  Dilecta.     The  Baronefs  badge. 

The  martlets,  both  in  the  arms  and  crest,  should  be  gold.  It  will 
be  observed  that  the  engraver  has  omitted'the  dots  which  should  desig- 
nate that  metal.  The  pedigree  of  the  Temples  will  be  found  in  "  Burke's 
Peerage  and  Baronetage."  (Fourth  edition,  2  vols.  12mo.  London, 
1832.)  The  second  and  third  quarters  contain  the  arms  of  Temple,  to 
which  the  crest  and  motto  belong.  In  the  first  and  fourth  are  the 
arms  of  the  Heptarch  Kingdom  of  Mercia,  which  have  been  borne  by 
the  family  since  their  ancestors  were  earls  of  that  country. 


Ea.kly  Princeto]!^  Students. — Any  one  who  is  able  to  communicate 
facts  concerning  the  following  clergymen,  graduates  of  the  College  of 
New  Jersey  during  the  last  century,  will  confer  a  great  favor  by  send- 
ing them  to  the  editors  of  the  JVew'^York  Observer.  The  dates  of  birth 
and  death,  with  any  facts  relating  to  their  history,  are  desired  : 

Joseph  Peck,  graduated  in  1756  John  Blydenburg,  graduated  in  1770 

Elnathan  Gregory  "  1757  John  Campbell  "  1770 

Samuel  Sloan  "  1761  Bob.  Stewart  "  1770 

Nathaniel  Manning  "  1762  Wm.  Beekman  "  1773 

Thomas  Alkin  "  1764  John  Phillips  "  1774 

Joseph  Chambers  "  1765  John  Leak  "  1776 

John  Staples  "  1765  James  McCoy  "  1785 

Jesse  Reed  "  1769  Henry  Wykoff  "  1793 


26  Notes  on  the  Laivrence  Pedigree.  [January, 

NOTES  ON  THE  LAWRENCE  PEDIGREE. 

By  W.  H.  Wni-oioRE,  Esq.,  of  Boston  (a). 

In  the  Record  for  Jiily,  1871,  is  an  article  on  "  Traces  of  American 
Lineage  in  England,"  which  ought  not  to  pass  unchallenged.  In  such 
a  magazine  as  this  every  assertion  should  be  weighed,  and  traditions 
or  surmises  carefully  marked  as  such. 

The  particular  item  we  shall  criticise  is  in  regard  to  the  Lawrence 
family,  though  what  is  said  about  the  Ingrahams  may  need  revision. 
I  assert,  that  instead  of  the  Lawrences  of  New  York  having  "  a  proud 
pedigree  of  more  than  VOO  years,"  they  have  no  pedigree  beyond  the 
first  settler  here.  No  one  has  yet  given  any  authentic  pedigree  of  the 
Lawrences  of  Ashton  Hall.  Henry  Lawrence,  President  of  Cromwell's 
Coiincil,  may  have  been  related  to  that  family,  but  there  is  no  proof  of 
it  on  record.  Lastly,  no  one  knows  the  name  of  the  father  of  "John, 
William,  and  Thomas  Lawrence  who  came  to  New  York  in  1635." 
How,  then,  can  the  author  of  the  article  referred  to  say  that  they  were 
cousins  of  Henry  Lawrence  ? 

I  desire  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  all  the  statements  about 
the  ancestry  of  the  Lawrences  are  unsupported  by  a  single  fact,  so  far 
as  I  can  learn  from  all  the  printed  accounts.  Not  a  citation  is  made 
from  a  parish  record,  will,  or  herald's  visitation.  If  the  family  have 
any  proofs,  they  should  now  be  produced.  It  is  assumed  that  "John, 
William,  and  Thomas  Lawrence,  who  came  to  New  York  in  1635,  were 
cousins  of  Henry  Lawrence,"  the  President  of  Cromwell's  Council. 
Leaving  for  the  jjresent  the  question  of  Henry  Lawrence's  pedigree, 
let  us  see  if  there  be  any  proof  that  John,  William,  and  Thomas  were 
at  all  related  to  him.  We  know  from  Drake's  Fovnders  of  New  Eng- 
land, that,  in  1035,  there  embarked  in  the  "  Planter,"  for  New  England, 
John  Lawrence,  aged  17;  William  Lawrence,  aged  12;  Mary  Law- 
rence, aged  9  ;  in  company  with  John  Tuttell,  a  mercer,  and  Joan  Tut- 
tell  and  four  little  Tuttells.  Savage,  under  the  name  Tuttle,  shows 
that  John  T.  was,  doubtless,  step-father  to  these  three  Lawrences. 
These  passengers,  with  others,  had  a  cei'tificate  from  tlie  minister  at 
St.  Alban's,  Hertfordshire,  and  it  is  a  fair  supposition  that  they  came 
from  that  parish  or  vicinity. 

The  next  step,  in  Holgate's  American  Genealogy,  is  to  assume  that 
John  and  William  were  the  patentees  at  Flushing,  L.  I.,  in  1645,  when 
one  of  them  was  aged  27  and  the  other  22  years. 

Holgate  adds  that  Thomas  Lawrence,  of  Newtown,  L.  I.,  was  a 
brother  to  John  and  William,  and  that  he  died  in  1703.  From  A  His- 
torical Genealogy  of  the  Lawrence  Family^  by  Thomas  Lawrence, 
(New  York,  1858,)  p.  135,1  learn  that  William  Lawrence  was  licensed, 

{a)  Note  by  the  Editor. — Tins  article,  apparently  challenging'  investigation 
as  to  the  facts  alleged  in  a  paper  piiblished  in  this  magazine  for  July,  1871,  is 
inserted  in  the  hope  of  eliciting  a  full  and  accurate  trace  of  the  Lawrence  family 
of  New  York.  It  woiild  be  very  desirable  to  know  more  of  the  Henry  Lawrence 
Avho  was  at  the  University  of  Cambridge  in  the  year  1623,  who  was,  it  is  said,  a 
clergyman,  and  so  persecuted  in  England  as  to  be  compelled  to  seek  refuge  in 
Holland,  where  the  3d  Earl  of  Southampton  is  said  to  have  died,  about  1624. 


1872.]  Notes  on  the  Laiurence  Pedigree.  27 

March  4th,  1664,  to  marry  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Richard  Smith.  It 
farther  seems  clear  that  William  died  in  1680,  leaving  seven  young 
children  by  her,  and  a  son  William  by  a  previous  wife. 

John  Lav/rence,  the  emigrant,  it  .is  said,  had  three  sons,  who  all 
died  childless,  and  three  daughters,  through  whom  there  are  descend- 
ants. 

In  the  Herald  and  Genealogist  (London,  1867),  vol.  4,  p.  465,  is  a 
tabular  pedigree  of  the  Philadelphia  family  of  Lawrences,  said  to 
spring  from  a  Thomas  Lawrence,  born  at  Great  St.  Alban's  in  1666, 
emigrated  to  New  England,  died  in  1739.  It  is  a  very  strange  pedi- 
gree, and,  apparently,  needs  much  correction.  Lawrence  Lawrence, 
son  of  Thomas,  was  born  in  1700,  and  his  daughter's  will  was  proved 
in  1831  ;  his  granddaughter  was  born  in  1776,  and  died  in  1857. 

In  the  Heraldic  Journal  (Boston,  1868),  vol.  4,  pp.  35-38,  will  be 
found  some  notes  about  the  English  familes  of  the  name.  There  were 
numerous  unconnected  families,  and  the  genealogy  of  the  name  has 
been  marked  by  more  than  the  usual  number  of  mistakes. 

The  main  questions  which  concern  your  ISTew  York  Lawrences  are 
these  thi*ee: — 

1.  Were  John,  William,  and  Thomas  relatives  ? 

2.  Were  they  born  at  St.  Alban's  ? 

3.  Who  were  their  ancestors  ? 

Until  these  questions  are  answered  by  proofs,  such  as  parish-rec- 
ords and  wills,  all  repetitions  of  the  well-known  history  of  Henry 
Lawrence  and  the  Lawrences  of  Ashton  Hall  are  useless  and  ridicu- 
lous. After  considerable  search  in  the  numerous  publications  about 
this  family,  I  must  confess  that  I  have  found  not  the  slightest  ^jtoo/ 
that  William  Lawrence  was  born  at  St.  Alban's,  or  of  his  father's  name. 
The  pedigree  stops  with  the  emigrant. 

Having  cited  the  curious  Lawrence  genealogy  of  1858,  I  may  be  al- 
lowed to  point  out  some  of  its  errors.  The  author  seems  (see  pp.  120, 
124)  to  be  one  of  those  deluded  men  who  spend  time  and  money  in  pur- 
suit of  that  Will-o'-the-wisp— an  English  fortune  rightfully  belonging  to 
American  heirs.  The  projjerty  is  called  the  Towneley  estate ;  and  the 
story  of  this  claim  is  so  based  on  errors,  and  so  absurd  in  every  feature, 
as  to  move  the  genealogist  to  pity  or  disgust.  The  claim  (see  p.  194) 
is,  1st,  that  Sir  William  Towneley  married  Cecilia  Standish,  grand- 
daughter of  Henry,  sixth  Duke  of  Norfolk.  2d,  that  Joseph  Lawrence, 
son  of  William,  the  emigrant,  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Sir  Richard 
Towneley  (p.  30),  and  she  inherited  the  property. 

Now,  any  peerage  will  show,  that — 

1st.  Cecilia  Standish,  who  did  marry  William  Towneley,  was  not  the 
sole  heiress,  though  she  was  one  of  the  grandchildren  of  the  Duke  of 
Norfolk. 

2.  That  she  has  many  descendants  now  living,  and  they,  of  course, 
inherit  any  property  she  may  have  had.  Their  names  are  recorded  in 
Burke's  "  Landed  Gentry." 

But  worse  remains ;  there  is  no  proof  whatever  that  Joseph  Law- 
rence had  any  wife  Mary  Towneley.  The  family  historian  says  (p.  3p) 
that  she  was  the  daughter  of  Sir  Richard  Towneley,  and  that  her  sis- 
ter married  Francis,  first  Earl  of  Effingham.  Also,  that  Joseph 
Lawrence  was  intimate  with  his  brother-in-law,  who  commanded  a 


28  Notes  on  the  Lawrence  Pedigree.  [January, 

frigate  stationed  here,  and  that  his  grandson,  Effingham  Lawrence,  was 
named  in  honor  of  this  Lord,  But  the  Peerages  say  that  Francis, 
first  Earl  of  Effingham,  was  a  distinguished  militanj  officer  and  had 
two  waives,  Diana  O'Farrel  and  Anne  Bristow. 

It  is  also  confessed  that  tradition  is  the  only  authority  for  this 
marriage,  and  the  name  and  parentage  of  Joseph's  wife.  The  solution 
seems  easy.  William  Lawrence,  the  emigrant,  as  we  have  seen,  left 
a  widow,  who  married  first  Sir  Philip  Carteret,  and  next  Colonel  Rich- 
ard Towneley  of  New  Jersey.  Liti^ell  {Passaic  Genealogies,  p.  438) 
says  that  this  Colonel  Towneley  had  sons,  Charles  and  Effingham  T. 
It  is  not  unlikely  that  he  may  have  had  a  daughter  Mary  who  married 
her  stej^-brother,  Joseph  Lawrence.  At  all  events,  this  known  mar- 
riage of  William's  widow  will  account  for  the  name  of  Effingham  in 
the  Lawrence  family.  This  desire  to  expand  the  cross  raguly,  and  to 
wiggle  the  fish-tail  crest,  is  not  confined  to  New  York.  In  1809  the 
third  or  fourth  genealogy  appeared  of  the  Lawrences  of  New  England, 
descended  from  John  L.,  of  Watertown  and  Groton.  The  emigrant 
was  traced  to  Thomas  Lawrence,  of  Rumburgh,  in  Suffolk,  who  died  in 
1471,  who  was  to  be  affiliated  to  the  famous  family  at  Ashton,  in  Lan- 
cashire. Here,  however,  critics  say  there  is  a  fatal  flaw  in  the  pedi- 
gree, and  as  none  of  John's  known  ancestry  used  a  coat  of  arms,  he 
and  his  numerous  descendants  have  no  right  to  any. 

I  must  add  that  the  position  of  the  Long  Island  families  was  such 
that  it  ought  to  be  possible  to  trace  their  English  ancestry.  Did  any 
of  these  use  a  seal  of  arms  ?  (a)  A  small  part  of  the  money  which  has 
been  spent  in  printing  these  fictitious  pedigrees  might  suffice  to  estab- 
lish a  true  one. 

It  would  be,  perhaps,  unfair  to  confine  this  article  to  contradictions 
solely;  and,  as  so  much  has  been  written  about  the  Lawrences  in  Eng- 
land lately,  I  will  try  to  give  your  readers  some  idea  of  what  is  known. 
I  refer  in  these  notes  chiefly  to  the  Visitations  printed  in  Dr.  Howard's 
Miscellanea  Genealogica  el  HerakUca,  and  the  Herald  and  Genealogist, 
both  magazines  published  in  London. 

1.  It  is  clear  that  the  name  of  Lawrence,  being  simply  a  Christian 
name,  is  one  borne  by  many  families  in  no  way  related. 

2.  It  is  certain  that  there  was  a  Sir  Oliver  Lawrence  who  married 
Ann,  sister  of  William  Wriothesley,  Lord  Chancellor  and  Earl  of 
Southampton.  This  Sir  Oliver  died  New-year's-day,  1559.  For  his 
descendants,  see  3Iis.   Gen.  et  Her.,  pp.  201,  203. 

3.  There  was  a  family  at  Withington  and  Sherdington,  county 
Gloucester,  traced  to  William  Lawrence,  who  died  in  1558.  This  is 
recorded  in  the  Visitations  {3Iisc.  G.  et  If.,  pp.  205,  6,  7,  233-7). 

4.  A  family  at  St.  Ive's,  county  Huntington,  beginning  with  John 
Lawrence,  buried  at  Ramsey,  1537,  nephew  of  the  last  Abbot  of  Ram- 
sey. An  account  of  this  family  is  given  in  the  Gentlemaii's  Magazine 
for  1815.  To  this  family  belonged  Henry  Lawrence,  President  of 
Cromwell's  Council ;    a  junior  branch  was  of  Enmith,  county  Norfolk. 

5.  A  family  at  Hertingfordbury,  county  Herts  (see  3fis.  H.  et  G., 
p.  212  ;  Herald  and  Genealogist,  iv.,  533),  from  1500-1650,  about. 

6.  Sir  John  Lawrence,  oilver,  county  Bucks,  baronet,  d.  1632,  grand- 
son of  Thomas  Lawrence,  of  Chelmarsh,  Shropshire. 

(a)  Holgate  says  so,  but  where  are  the  papers  he  mentions  ? 


1872.]  Notes  on  the  Lawrence  Pedigree.  29 

7.  The  family  at  Rumburgh  and  Wisset,  county  Suftblk,  traced  by 
Mr."  Somerby  from  Thomas  Lawrence  (avIH  dated  147])  to  John  Law- 
rence who  came  to  New  England  about  1635.  This  pedigree  is  printed 
inBow^' ^Watertoion,  p.  1080-1,  and  elsewhere.  There  are  numerous 
other  pedigrees  to  be  found,  but  these  seem  the  principal  ones. 

Now,  it  will  be  noticed  that  none  of  these  pedigrees  extend  very  far 
back.  Yet  it  seems  to  be  certain  that  there  was  a  Sir  Robert  Law- 
rence, of  Ashton,  county  Lancashire,  whose  grandson,  Sir  James  Law- 
rence, married  Eleanor,  daughter  of  Lionel,  Lord  Welles.  Her  brother 
married  Cecilia,  daughter  of  King  Edward  IV.,  so  that  this  family  of 
Lawrence  may  fairly  be  ranked  among  the  higher  gentry.  But  this 
Sir  James  had  an  only  son  (or  grandson)  John,  killed  at  Flodden, 
A.  D.  151.3,  and  the  representation  of  the  family  passed  to  Lancelot 
Lawrence  of  Yeland  Hall.  (See  Her.  and  Gen.,  iv.,  531-2.)  The 
writer  of  the  article  in  IT.  and  G.,  here  quoted,  does  not  pretend  to 
trace  the  Yeland  Hall  branch,  and  a  Visitation  of  Lancashire,  1567 
{Mis.  Gen.  et  Her.,  p.  199),  differs  somewhat  in  regard  to  the  junior 
branches.  It  may  be  assumed,  however,  that  Lancelot  Lawrence  was 
the  heir  male.  It  is  likewise  thought  that  our  Nos.  2  and  5  were 
connected ;  that  is,  that  Sir  Oliver  was  a  brother  of  Richard  of  Hert- 
ingfordbury.  The  Visitations  of  Dorset,  1565, 1623,  say  that  Sir  Oliver 
was  a  seventh  son,  his  next  oldest  brother  being  Henry  J^.,  ancestor  of 
the  Lawrences  of  Tisbury,  county  Wilts.  Here  we  get  on  doubtful 
ground,  for  the  same  Visitation  says  that  Sir  Oliver's  father  was  Nicho- 
las, brother  of  Sir  James,  which  affiliation  must  be  wrong. 

Stopping  here  for  a  moment,  observing  only  that  there  is  a  break 
between  the  Ashton  Hall  stock  and  any  others  of  the  name,  we  will 
look  at  another  attempt  to  connect  a  family  with  the  main  stem.  This 
was  the  work  of  Isaac  Lawrence,  of  London,  great-grandson  of  Wil- 
liam Lawrence,  of  Withington  (our  No.  3,  ante).  He  was  born  in  1615, 
and  was  living  in  1682.  His  wife  was  Grisel,  daughter  of  Sir  John 
Lawrence,  bart. ,  of  Iver.  A  competent  critic  (quoted  in  H.  and  G. , 
iv.,  530-5)  says  this  Isaac  composed  a  pedigree  which  Avas  afterwards 
printed  in  Faulkner's  History  of  Chelsea.  One  form  of  it  is  in  the 
official  Visitation  of  Gloucester,  1682  {Mis,  Gen.  et  Her.,  p.  206),  where 
William  (of  Withington)  is  called  son  of  John,  the  latter  being 
nephew  of  Sir  John,  of  Ashton.  It  may  well  be  concluded  that  thia 
was  all  a  fabrication,  and  that  the  known  pedigree  must  stop  with 
William,  Avhodied  in  1559,  and  whose  overseer  was  Richard  Lawrence, 
of  Foxcote,  a  gentleman  whose  son  got  a  grant  of  arms  in  1570= 

But  it  seems  Isaac  Lawrence,  in  inventing  his  own  pedigree,  made 
other  errors.  He  states  that  Sir  James  Lawrence,  of  Ashton,  not  only 
had  a  brother  Robert,  who  left  issue,  but  another  brother.  Sir  Nicho- 
las Lawrence  of  Agercroft,  who  married  an  heiress  of Moore,  and 

had  seven  sons,  the  youngest  being  our  friend  Sir  Oliver  Lawrence. 

Leave  out  the  names  Agercroft  and  Moore,  and  this  agrees  with  the 
Herald's  Visitation  of  Somerset  in  1623,  viz.,  in  stating  that  Sir  James 
had  brothers  Robert  and  Nicholas,  the  difference  being  that  Isaac 
traced  to  Robert,  and  Sir  Oliver's  descendants  to  Nicholas. 

We  may  well  believe  these  two  affiliations  to  be  the  work  of  the 
heralds,  and  conclude  that  the  Lawrences  must  for  the  present  be  con- 
sidered distinct  families,  and  none  of  them  representing  the  old  and 
noted  Lancashire  family. 


30  The  Bartow  Pedigree.  [January, 

THE  BARTOW  PEDIGREE. 

By  E.  P.  B.,  of  New  York  City. 

By  tradition  the  Bartows  came  original!)'  from  France,  and  descend 
from  General  Bertaut,  of  Bretagne,  who  removed  from  France  and 
settled  in  England,  where  the  name  became  anglicized,  and  was  spelled 
Bartow.  The  family  have  supposed  that  the  Rev.  John  Bartow,  who 
came  to  America  in  1702,  was  the  son  of  General  Bertaut,  of  Bretagne. 
On  the  matriculation  book  of  Christ  College,  however,  in  his  own 
handwriting,  Rev.  John  Bartow  says  of  himself  that  he  was  born  at 
Crediton  in  1673,  and  was  the  son  of  Thomas  Bartow,  of  that  place. 
Thomas  may  possibly  be  the  General  from  France,  but  more  probably 
he  was  a  son  or  grandson  of  General  Bertaut,  the  latter  having  come 
into  England  after  the  massacre  of  St.  Bartholomew,  1572. 

The  Bertautes,  of  Bretagne,  were  related  to  the  families  of  du  Iler- 
tray  and  du  Harael,  and  fought  in  the  Holy  Wars.  Of  this  family 
was  Francis  Bertaut,  of  Donnaij  whose  sons  were  John  Bertaut,  Bishop 
of  Seez,  in  1606,  and  Francis^, '^gentleman  of  the  king's  bedchambei*, 
father  of  Frances,  the  well-known  Lad}^  Motteville,  who  died  in  1689. 
John  Bertaut,  Seigneur  de  Freauville  and  Courcelles,  and  Counselor 
of  the  Parliament  of  Paris,  married  Mary  de  la  Garde,  and  had  Anne, 
born  1630,  and  FJaricis  Bertaut,  Ecuyer. 

1.  Doctor  Thomas  Bartow,  a  physician,  living  at  Crediton,  Devon- 
shire, in  1672  ;  his  wife,  Grace,  was  buried  in  the  churchyard  of  the 
Holy  Cross,  Crediton,  Jan.  25,  1676.      Gldldren: — 

2.  i.      Anthony,  baptized  Marcli  11,  1673,  in  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Cross, 

Crediton,  and  there  buried.  May  20,  1G75. 

3.  ii.     John,  b.  at  Crediton,  1673. 

4.  iii.    Mary,  baptized  Dec.  8. 1675,  in  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Cross,  Crediton  ; 

married  Doctor  Haskins,  of  England. 

5.  iv.     Thomas,  baptized  April  24,  1676,  in  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Cross,  Cred- 

iton, and  tliere  buried,  Nov.  12,  1678. 

2.  Rev.  John  Bartow,  A.  M.,  was  graduated  at  Christ  College, 
Cambridge,  in  1692,  and  became  Curate  of  Pampisford,  in  Cambridge- 
shire, to  which  Church  he  was  inducted  Vicar  May  ,  1698.  In  1702 
he  was  sent  over  by  the  Propagation  Society,  and  became  first  Rector 
of  St.  Peter's  Church,  Westchester,  N.  Y.  Will  dated  Jan.  24,  1724. 
He  was  buried  under  the  altar  of  old  St,  Peter's  Church.  For  a 
sketch  of  his  life  see  Bolton's  History  of  the  Church  in  Westchester 
County.  In  1705  he  married  Helena,  daughter  of  Hon.  John  Reid, 
of  Middrew  Castle,  Kirkliston,  Scotland,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of 
Freehold,  N.  J.,  Surveyor-General  of  New  Jersey,  and  several  times 
member  of  Assembly,  by  Margaret,  daughter  of  Henry  Miller,  of 
Kirkintillock,  Scotland.  Rev.  John  Bartow,  besides  George,  who  died 
young,  and  three  others  who  died  young,  had  six  children,  as  follows : 

6.  i.       Thomas,  born  at  Westchester,  Oct.  22,  1709,  settled  in  Amboy,  N.  J., 

where  he  practiced  law ;  was  clerk  of  the  Supreme  and  Chancery 
Courts,  clerk  of  Assembly,  and  Surveyor  General  of  East  New  Jer- 
sey. He  died  at  Bethlehem,  Pennsylvania,  Dec.  3,  1782.  Will  dated 
May  12,  1779.     Thomas,  his  only  "child,  was  born  1786,  m.  Helen, 


1872.]  The  Bartow  Pedigree.  31 

daughter  of  Anthony  Benezet,  of  St.  Quentin,  Picardv.  and  lived  in 
Philadelphia,  "in  a  "very  large  three-story  Ijrick  mansion,  which  he 
built  "  ;  died  in  1793,  leaving  no  male  issue. 

7.  ii.      Theophilus,  b.  at  \Ve.<?tchester  about  1710. 

8.  iii.     Theodosius,  born  Feb.,  1713,  settled  in  Shrewsbury,  N.  J.,  where  he 

practiced  law  ;  died  Oct.  o,  1746.  A  tablet  is  erected  to  him  in  Christ 
Church,  of  which  parish  he  had  been  an  active  member.  He  m.  Ann 
Stillwell,  who,  after  his  death,  m.  Pierre  de  Vismes.  He  left  one 
only  child,  a  posthumous  dau.ijhter,  Theodosia,  who  m.  Col.  Frederick 
Prevost,  uncle  of  Sir  George  "Prevost,  Bart.,  and,  after  his  death,  Col. 
Aaron  Burr. 

9.  iv.     John,  born  Dec.  24,  1715,  was  the  seventh  son,  three  before  him  having 

died  infants.  He  practiced  law  at  Westchester,  and  was  Surrogate 
of  the  coimty ;  died  unmarried  in  1802,  "  beloved  and  respected  by 
all";  interred  in  the  family  ground  at  Westchester.  Will  proved 
March  8,  1802. 
10  V.  Anthony,  born  at  Westchester  1716,  lived  on  the  farm  afterward  known 
as  the  "  Givans  estate,"  of  200  acres.  Will  dated  Feb.  25,  1789  :  died 
Dec,  1790,  and  interred  in  the  family  ground.  He  m.  Charity,  dau.  of 
William  Stevens(m,  of  Phil.,  by  Anne,  dau.  of  Thomas  Hicks.  Char- 
ity was  born  1732,  and  m.  1746.  Children  :  Hannah,  b.  1747,  m. 
Thomas  Tucker ;  Thomas,  b.  1749,  m.  Mary  Vardill,  and  only  one  son 
has  issue  male  living;  Helena,  b.  1751,  m.  Thomas  Haviland ;  Mary, 
b.  1753,  m.  John  Reid  ;  William,  b.  1755,  m.  Anne  Willett,  and  had 
only  two  who  left  male  issue  ;  Susannah,  b.  1757,  m.  John  Gillespie  ; 
Phoebe,  b.  1759,  m.  Doctor  John  G.  Wright,  U.  S.  A. ;  Anthony,  b. 
1761,  m.  Maria  Badan,  and  had  an  only  son,  Henry  Badan  ;  Clarina, 
b.  1763,  m.  Augustus  Bartow  ;  Charity, 'b.  1765,  m.  Dr.  J.  G.  Wright ; 
and  Robert  Stevenson,  b.  1767,  m.  Susan  Duncan,  and  has  no  issue 
male  living. 

11.  vi.     Basil,  appointed  schoolmaster  of  the  Parish  of   Westchester  by  the 

Propagation  Society.  Will  dated  Dec.  16,  1780  ;  m.  Clarina,  dau.  Ptev 
Ebenezer  Punderson,  Nov.  4,  1764.  Only  one  son,  Basil  John,  of 
Westchester,  has  issue  male  living. 

7.  THEOPHiLirs  Bartow  (son  of  Rev.  John)  lived  in  Westchester, 
on  the  estate  since  of  John  J.  Pahner,  of  250  acres.  He  took  an  active 
part  in  Church  affairs,  and  was  one  of  the  vestry  of  St.  Peter's  Cluirch. 
He  was  interred  in  the  old  family  ground  at  Westchester.  He  m, 
Bathsheba  Pell,  dau.  of  Thomas,  Lord  of  tlie  Manor  of  Pelham,  son 
of  Sir  John  Pell,  of  London,  by  whom  he  had  ten  children. 

12.  i.  John,  born  at  Westchester,  1740. 

13.  ii.  EuPHEMiA,  m.  Daniel  White,  M.  D. 

14.  iii.  Margaket,  m.  Thomas  Pell,  of  Pelham  Manor. 

15.  iv.  Helena,  m.  Hon.  Ebenezer  White,  M.  D. 

16.  v.  Theodosius,  b.  1748. 

17.  vi.  Theophilus,  served  in  the  Revolution  ;  died  unmarried. 

18.  vii.  Anne,  m.  Anthony  Abramse. 

19.  viii.  Salome,  died  unm. 

20.  ix.  Baknabas,  died  young. 

21.  s.  Katharine,  died  young. 

12.  JoH^r  Baktow,  (eldest  son  of  Theophilus)  lived  at  Pelham,  in 
the  old  Manor  House  of  liis  grandfather.  Lord  Pell.  He  was  wealthy, 
and  a  great  friend  to  St.  Peter's  Church,  of  which  he  was  vestryman. 
Died  in  1816,  and  interred  in  the  family  cemetery.  He  ra.  first,  Mary- 
Ryder,  of  Jamaica,  by  whom  he  had  two  sons  and  one  daughter ;  and, 
secondly,  Ann,  dau.  of  Joseph  Pell,  of  Pelham  Manor,  by  wliom  he 
had  three  sons  and  four  daughters ;  but  tliere  is  no  male  issue  living 
by  his  second  wife. 


27. 

iii. 

28. 

IV. 

29. 

V. 

32  The  Bartoio  Pedigree.  [Janiiary-y 

Children  of  John  Bartow,  and  Mary  (Ryder),  his  wife : — 

22.  i.     AtJGtrsTus,  born  at  Westchester,  1762,  removed  to  Fisbkill,  Dutchess  Co., 

N.  Y.,  in  1806,  where  he  died,  Jan.  18,  1810,  and  was  buried  in  the 
church-yard  of  Trinity  Church,  Fishkill  village.  He  married  Clarina 
Bartow,  his  second  cousin,  by  whom  he  had  nine  children,  Stephen, 
Jane,  Robert,  William  Augustus,  Juliana,  George  Anthony,  Susan- 
nah Clarina,  Mary  Ann,  and  Edgar  John  (a). 

23.  ii.    Stephen,  born  at  Westchester,  m.  Mary  Thompson,  of  Catskill,  and  had 

Sarah,  m.  John  Spencer;  Edwin,  d.  s.  p.  ;  Alfred,  d.  s.  p.;  Fanny, 
Harriet,  and  Maria,  m.  Thomas  Cole,  of  Catskill. 

24.  iii.    Mary,  m.  Punderson,  son  of  Basil  Bart  w ,  had  only  son,  Basil,  who 

died  s.  p. 

Ifi.  Rev.  TiiEODOSius  Bartow  (son  of  Theoj^hilus)  was  Rector  of 
Trinity  Church,  New  Rochelle,  29  years,  and  died  in  1819.  He  m.  in 
1772  Jemima  Abramse,  and  had  8  sons  and  3  daughters. 

25.  i.        Andrew  Abramse.  of  Bartow  Hill,  Herkimer   Co.,  N.  Y.,  m.    Mary- 

Hunt,  of  Hunt's  Point.     Only  one  sou,  Charles,  left  issue. 

26.  ii.       Theodosius  (M.  D.),  of  Savannah,  m.  Frances  Davis  ;  had  t^o  sons, 

both  of  whom  died  without  issue,  Doctor  John  and  General  I  rank. 
Theopiiilus,  m.  Elizabeth  Abramse  ;  issue  extinct. 
Anthony  Abramse,  of  Savannah ;  issue  extinct. 
Jacob,  of  New  Rochelle,  m.  Eliza  Blackwell.  of  Blackwell's  Island,  and 

has  Rev.  Theodore  B.,  Chaplain  U.  S.  A. :  no  sons ;  Alfred  F. ;  Rev. 

Henry  B.,  no  sons  ;   Charles,  Leonard,  Samuel,  Jacob   F.,  and   five 

daughters. 

30.  vi.     (Rev.)  John  Vanderbilt,  grad.  at  Columbia  College  1808,  Rector  of 

Trinity  Church,  Baltimore  ;  m.  Matilda  Stewart,  and  had  Theodo- 
sius, N.  Y. ;  John  A.,  Astoria;  Leonard,  d.  y. ;  and  four  daughters. 

31.  vii.     Leonard,  no  male  issue. 

32.  viii.    Barnabas,  died  young. 

On  Long  Island,  out  West,  and  elsewhere,  are  many  families  who 
spell  the  name  Barto,  and  some  Bartow.  They  descend  from  two 
brothers  who  came  from  France.  The  one,  John,  born  1709,  settled 
in  Vermont  ;  the  otlier,  Francis,  born  1711,  settled  at  Hempstead,  L.  I. 
It  does  not  appear  that  they  are  of  the  same  family  with  the  Bartows 
of  Westchester,  N.  Y. 

^ 

EXTRACTS  FROM  THE  LANDON  MANUSCRIPT. 

[See  p.  186,  Vol.  11.  of  Record.] 

1782.  Sept.  25.  Issued  letters  of  adm.  to  Christina  Livingst07i,  late 

of  the  City  of  New  York,  but  now  of  the  County  of  Albany, 
Widow  of  Philip  Livingston.,  Esq.,  deceased,  upon  the  Estate 
of  Abraham  Livingston,  of  Charleston,  in  South  Carolina, 
Merchant. 

1783.  Oct.  11.  Issued  letters  of  adm.  to  Penjamin    Young   Prime, 

formerly  of  Huntington,  in  the  County  of  Suffolk,  physician, 
but  at  present  residing  in  Connecticut,  upon  the  Estate  of 
Mhenezer  Prime,  of  Huntington,  aforesaid,  clerk — at  Rumbout. 

1784.  Jan.   9.   Issued  letters  of  admin,  to    Cornelins  J.    Bogert,    of 

the  City  of  New  York,  attorney  at  law,  upon  the  Estate  of 
Nicholas  Bogert,  formerly  of  the  same  place,  but  late  of 
Horse  Neck,  in  Connecticut,  Gentleman. 

(a)  For  Biography  and  portrait  of  Edgar  John  Bartow,  see  Stiles'  Hist.  Brooklyn, 
2f.  r.,  iii.,  672. 


1872.]  The  Humphreys  Family.  33 


THE  HUMPHREYS  FAMILY. 

A  Model  Chukch  Letter  ;  and,  Who  Designed  the  Old  American  Navy  . 
Contributed  by  Fred.  Humplireys,  M.  D.,  of  New  York  City. 

The  Humphreys  family  are  very  ancient.  They  trace  their  name,  line- 
age and  arms  to  the  days  of  William  the  Conqueror.  In  so  old  an 
English  family  it  is  not  surprising  to  find  several  different  progenitors 
of  American  families  of  this  name.  The  most  noted  of  these,  in  the 
order  of  their  immigration,  are:  Jonas,  who  came  to  Dorchester  in 
1630,  who  was  a  Puritan,  and  whose  descendants  are  chiefiy  in  Boston, 
Weymouth  and  vicinity ;  Mickael,  who  was  at  Ancient  Windsor  in 
1643,  and  who  was  a  Cliurchman,  and  whose  numerous  descendants 
have  largely  emigrated  from  Connecticut  to  the  middle  and  western 
States  ;  and  Daniel,  who  came  to  Pennsylvania  in  1682.  He  and  his 
descendants  are  Friends,  and  still  reside  in  Pennsylvania  and  that 
region.  From  this  Daniel,  who  with  mother  and  sisters  are  the  subject 
of  the  first  letter,  was  descended  his  son  Charles,  who  was  a  member 
of  the  first  Continental  Congress  from  1774  to  '76  ;  and  his  grandson 
Joshua,  the  subject  of  the  second  letter,  and  the  designer  and  builder 
of  the  old  American  navy  ;  his  great-grandson  Samuel  was  well  known 
as  the  chief  constructor  of  the  American  navy  from  1815  to  1846;  and 
the  son  of  this  last  mentioned  is  at  present  Chief  of  Engineers  of  the 
U.  S.  A.,  Maj.-Gen.  Andrew  A.  Humphreys. 

It  seems  necessary  to  premise  this  much  to  show  that  the  family 
blood  has  not  deteriorated  in  this  line  during  the  last  two  centuries. 

The  quaint  simplicity  and  flavor  of  sanctity  in  the  first  letter,  and 
the  unassuming  modesty  of  the  second,  are  worthy  of  note : 

1683,  tlie  27tli  of  Fifth  Month. 
To  all  or  any  wliom  it  may  concern.  Whereas,  Elizabeth  Humi)hreys,  of  Sham- 
gain,  in  the  county  of  Merioneth,  with  together  all  her  children,  viz :  Benjamin 
Humphreys,  Lydia  Humphreys,  Amy  Humphreys  and  Gobetha  Humphreys,  have 
declared  before  us  their  intention  in  order  to  their  removal  to  Pennsylvania,  in 
America.  We  thought  it  convenient  to  certify  in  their  behalf  as  followeth,  viz  :  As 
to  herself,  the  said  Elizabeth  is  a  woman  worthy  of  recommendation  for  an  honest, 
faithful  woman  that  hath  been  serviceable  in  her  place  and  praiseworthy  in  her 
conversation  amongst  us  ;  her  children  also,  educated  as  children  of  honest  pa- 
rents, of  and  concerning  whom  we  have  known  that  they  are  as  tender  plants  grow- 
ing in  that  work  the  the  truth  and  grace  of  God.  She  has  her  eldest 
son,  Daniel  Humphreys,  already  gone  into  Pennsylvania  about  twelve  months 
since.  Our  testimony  concerning  him  is,  also,  that  he  hath  walked  orderly 
amongst  us,  and  parted  with  vxs  in  much  love,  mutually,  with  consent  of  mother 
and  relations,  and  left  such  a  testimony  behind  him  that  was  and  is  of  good  savor. 
From  the  quarterly  meeting  of  Merionethshire. 

Signed:  Robert  Owen, 

Owen  Humphreys,  Owen  Lewis, 

HuGU  Rees,  Rowland  Owen, 

Humphrey  Owen,  John  Evans, 

Griffith  Lewis,  Daniel  Evans, 

Ellis  Morris,  .  Thomas  Davis, 

Rowland  Ellis,      •  Robert  Owen. 

A  true  copy,  March  16,  1822.  CHARLES  HUMPHREYS. 

Joshua  Humphreys  was  a  distinguished  ship-builder  of  Philadelphia 
when  the  fleet  of  six  frigates  was  ordered  by  Congress  to  be  built  in 
1794,  and  the  models  for  their  construction  which  were  furnished  by 
3 


34  The  Hum'phreys  Family.  [January, 

him  were  finally  adopted.  On  the  28th  of  June,  1794,  he  was  appomted 
the  constructor  and  master-builder  of  the  forty-four-gun  ship  to  be 
built  in  Philadelphia  (the  United  States),  with  a  salary  of  $2,000  per 
annum,  commencing  May  1st,  1794,  "in  consideration  of  his  incessant 
application  to  the  public  interests,  in  adjusting  the  principles  of  the 
ships,  drawing  drafts,  and  making  models,  etc."  He  continued  in 
office  as  naval  constructor  until  Oct.  26,  1801.  Samuel  Humphreys, 
his  son,  was  also  naval  constructor,  receiving  his  appointment  April  17, 
1813,  and  that  of  chief  naval  constructor,  Kov.  25,  1820.  Redesigned 
several  of  the  finest  ships  of  war  in  the  old  sailing  navy,  and  died  in 
service  August  16,  1846. 

Joshua  Humphreys, the  grandson  of  Joshua  above,  to  whom  the  cane 
mentioned  in  the  following  letter  («)  was  to  be  bequeathed,  entered 
the  navy  as  midsliij)man,  July  1,  1828,  became  passed  midshipman, 
June  14,  1834,  and  lieutenant,  Feb.  25,  1841.  Pie  remained  in  service 
until  1847  or '48,  wlien  he  resigned  to  accept  the  agency  of  the  Middle- 
sex Mills  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

It  is  a  singular  coincidence  that,  at  the  time  the  elder  Joshua  Hum- 
phreys was  writing  this  letter,  his  grandson  and  namesake  was  a  passed 
midshipman  on  board  the  frigate  United  States,  then  in  the  Mediter- 
ranean, which  he  had  constructed  : 

Havre  Township,  Delaware  Coimty,  Pa. 

Dear  Sir — On  my  son  Samuel's  return  from  Boston,  he  presented  me  witli  a 
very  handsome  walking  Cane,  made  out  of  a  part  of  the  Frigate  Constitution  (Old 
Ironsides),  which  was  taken  out  of  her  while  under  your  repairs.  This  Cane  is  of 
double  value  to  me  on  account  of  its  having  been  taken  from  one  of  the  Frigates 
I  constructed  in  the  year  1794,  forty-two  years  ago,  under  the  administration  of 
the  es^er  memorable  Washington  and  Gen.  Knox,  his  then  Secretary  of  War. 
The  five  Frigates,  the  United  States,  the  President,  and  Constitution,  lorty-fours, 
the  Constellation  and  Congress,  thirty-sixes,  were  all  built  by  the  drafts  and 
moulds  sent  on  by  me  to  the  different  Ports  where  they  were  to  be  built.  The 
moulds  and  drafts  for  the  Chesapeak  were  also  sent  on  by  me  to  Mr.  Pennock, 
Navy  Agent  at  Norfolk,  for  a  44,  the  same  size  of  the  large  Frigates  and  the 
keel  laid.  But  as  there  was  no  person  there  who  understood  the  drafts  and 
moulds,  a  Josiah  Foxan,  an  Englishman,  who  was  in  the  mould  loft  with  me, 
who  copied  some  of  the  drafts  that  were  sent  on  from  here  to  the  different  build- 
ers ;  but,  instead  of  conforming  to  the  drafts  and  instructions  from  me,  he  cur- 
tailed the  dimentions  of  that  ship  from  a  44  to  a  3G  ;  but  by  whose  authority 
the  alterations  was  made,  I  (was)  never  able  to  find  out ;  this  ship  always 
spoke  for  herself  as  well  as  the  others  did.  Old  fellows  like  myself  like  to 
tell  what  they  did  in  their  younger  days,  and  I  will  say  to  you  that  I  built  the 
first  Frigate  (Kandolph),  and  fitted  out  the  first  fleet,  under  Com.  Hopkins, 
that  sailed  under  the  U.  States,  in  the  year  1774.  The  great  mark  of  attention 
you  have  shown  me  in  sending  me  so  beautiful  a  present,  has  made  me  proud,  al- 
though in  my  86  year  of  age,  a  time  of  life  when  I  ought  to  be  more  humble. 

The  Cane  I  shall  leave  as  a  Talisman  to  my  grandson  &  namesake,  son  of  my 
son  Samuel,  that,  should  he  ever  come  into  action,  he  will  recollect  the  bravery 
of  the  otficers  of  the  Old  Ironsides. 

Should  you  ever  come  this  way,  I  should  be  most  glad  to  see  you  and  spend 
some  time  with  us.  1  live  in  Hereford  Township,  Delaware  County,  Pa.,  seven 
miles  west  of  the  Schuylkill  Bridge. 

I  am,  with  very  great  respect. 

Address,  Yours,  &c,. 

Josiah  Barker,  JOSHUA  HUMPHREYS. 

Naval  Constructor, 

Charlstown,  Mass. 

(ffl)  See  New  Eng.  Hist,  and  Gen.  Reg.  xsiv.  304. 


1872.]  The  Wright  Family.  35 

THE  WRIGHT  FAMILY,  OF  OYSTER  BAY,  L.  I. 
By  John  J.  Lattixg,  Esq.  ,  op  New  York. 

Read  before  tlie  New  York  Genealogical  and  Biograpliical  Society,  at  tlieir  meet- 
ing on  Saturday  evening,  Oct.  14,  1871. 

-  The  brothers  Peter,  Aisithony  and  Nicholas  Wright  emigrated 
from  Enghind  to  Massachusetts  as  early  as  1636-7.  It  is  believed, 
although  not  ^^ositively  proved,  that  they  were  of  the  very  ancient  fam- 
ily of  AVright  in  Norfolk,  seated  in  that  county  irora  time  immemo- 
rial, of  wliich  family  was  Thomas  W^right,  living  in  the  reign  of  Henry 
VIII.,  father  of  John  Wright,  who  died,  seized  of  the  manors  of  Tin- 
dalls  and  Rowses,  in  East  Laxham,  Norfolk,  in  the  32d  year  of  the 
reign  of  Henry  VIII.  He  had  two  sons,  Edmuxd,  his  heir,  and 
Nicholas.  They  married  sisters,  daughters  and  co-heirs  of  Edmund 
Beaupre,  of  Beaupre  Hall  in  Norfolk.  From  Edmund,  by  a  second 
marriage  with  Jane,  daugliter  and  co-heir  of  Thomas  Russell,  brother 
of  John,  Earl  of  Bedford,  descended  the  family  of  Wrights,  now, 
or  lately  represented  by  John  Wright,  Esq.,  of  Kilverstone  Hall,  near 
Thetford,  in  Norfolk. 

Nicholas,  by  his  wife,  Anne  Beaupre,  was  father  of  five  children, 
from  one  of  whom,  there  is  reason  to  believe,  came  the  immigrant 
brothers  above  named. 

They  are  found  first  residing  at  Lynn,  then  called  Saugus,  in  Mas- 
sachussetts,  but  shortly  afterw^ards  removed  to  Sandwich,  Cape  Cod, 
in 'the  settlement  of  which  place  they  all  became  active  leaders, 
acquiring  lands  and  holding  offices  there  of  military  as  well  as  of  civic 
trust.  Here  several  of  the  children  of  Peter  and  Nicholas  were  born. 
In  1653  they  joined  the  company  led  by  the  Rev.  William  Leverich, 
and  came  to  Long  Island,  and  united  in  the  first  purchase  from  the 
Indians  of  the  teihitory,  including  the  site  of  the  present  village  of  Oys- 
ter Bay.  They  all  became  large  landed  proprietors  at  tliat  place,  and 
were  men  of  prominence  and  influence  in  the  town.  Anthony  appears 
to  have  lived  and  died  a  bachelor,  but  both  Peter  and  Nicholas  left 
large  families. 

They  were  all,  at  an  early  period,  active  and  zealous  members  of  the 
Society  of  Friends.  Anthony's  house  in  the  village  of  Oyster  Bay 
was  for  many  years  the  place  of  their  meetings,  both  for  worship  and 
business,  and  he  subsequently  conveyed  to  them  portions  of 'his  home- 
stead for  a  burial-place  and  the  erection  of  a  meeting-house.  The 
record  of  this  deed,  though  in  a  mutilated  and  imperfect  state,  is  still 
preserved  in  the  ancient  book  of  minutes  of  the  Society,  and  is  as  fol- 
lows : 

Kuowe 
Greeting  Antlione  Wright 

Longe  Island 

and  bequeath 
six  poles  part  of  my 

ing  to  my  now  dwelling  house  in  Oyster  baye  for  and  to  the  use  and  be- 

hoofe  of  my  well  Ales  Crabbe,  Hannah  Wriglite,  Samuel  [Andrews], 

Mary  Andrews,  and  the  rest  of  the  people  in  this  place  called  Quakers, 


36  The  Wright  Family.  [January, 

for  a  Bur  as  alsoe  fortie  footes  square  of  tlie  south  corner  of  iny 

wliomelot,  next  and  adjacent  to  the  highwaye,  for  to  builde  upon  itt  a  meeting- 
house for  them,  and  alsoe,  such  other  hear  them  in  the  same  faith  and 
profession  of  Christ  Jesus,  to  have,  hould  possess  perpetuallie,  as 
their  own  proper  endes,  use  and  uses  as  aforesaid,  without 
hindrance,  molestation,  or  disturbance  by  through  me  or  by  my  meanes 
at  any  time                   whatsoever  ;  and  this  is  my  will  and  pleasure. 

Witnesse  my  hand  and  scale  this  fifteenth  the  eighte  moanth.  Anno 

one  thousand  six  hundred  seaventie-two. 

ANTHONIE  WRIGHT. 
Acknowledged,    subscribed,  \ 
and  sealed  in  the  presence  ,- 
of  us,  ) 

John  Tilton,  Sen"" 
John  Bowne,  Sen'" 
Samuel  Deane. 

A  meeting-house  was  erected  on  this  land  in  the  following  year, 
under  a  contract  made  between  the  Society  and  two  of  their  members, 
Samuel  Andrews  and  John  Fealces.  This  contract  folloAvs  the  deed  in 
the  record  above  referred  to,  and  is  of  interest  as  prescribing  the  size 
and  form  of  the  building,  and  the  number  and  particular  location  of 
the  windows  and  doors.  The  whole  work  was  to  cost  £20,  equal  to 
llOO  present  currency,  and  the  builders  Avere  to  be  paid  in  wheat,  "  pease, 
Indian-corn  and  porke.''  Of  course,  no  vestige  of  this  ancient  struc- 
ture now  exists,  it  having  been,  at  a  later  date,  succeeded  by  a  much 
larger  and  ampler  house. 

Anthony  Wright  died  in  Oyster  Bay,  on  the  8th  of  September,  1G80. 
Havino-  always  led  an  unblemished  life,  he  was  beloved  and  respected 
by  all  his  townsmen,  and  his  memory  was  long  cherished  among  them, 
and  soup-ht  to  be  perpetuated  in  the  bestowal  of  his  name  to  the  brook 
which  flowed  through  the  village,  near  his  house — for  many  years 
called  Anthony'^ s  Brook,  the  bridge  over  it  being  also  known  as 
Anthojiy'' s  Bridge  ;  but  the  name  has  long  ago  ceased  to  be  applied 
to  these'  localities,  although  the  brook  still  flows  where  it  did — its  cool 
and  limpid  waters  gliding  gently  and  peacefully  along  its  pebbly  bed 
and  under  the  ancient  bridge,  forever  murmuring  a  not  unfitting  re- 
quiem to  the  soul  of  its  venerated  namesake. 

Anthony's  last  Avill  and  testament  aflbrds  a  curious  exposition  of  his 
remembrance  of,  as  well  as  his  desire  to  be  remembered  by,  his  numer- 
ous relatives.  It  does  not  inform  us  of  the  exact  relationship  of  all 
his  beneficiaries.  The  bequests  may  seem  trivial  to  us,  but  it  should 
be  remembered  that  2s.  Q>d.  in  that  day  had  a  much  greater  value  than 
at  this : 

"  I,  Anthony  Wright,  of  Oysterbaye,  in  the  North  Rydeiug  upon  Long  Island, 
"  In  Yorkshire,  being  in  perfect  memory,  as  my  last  Will  and  Testament,  Doe  here- 
"by  make  my  loving  sister.  Ales  Crabbe,  of  the  same  towne  as  above  said,  my 
"full  and  sole  Executor,  Giving  and  bequeathing  unto  her  all  my  whole  Estate, 
"  bothi  of  Houseing,  Lauds,  Goods,  Catties,  and  Chatteles,  all  of  which  I  shall  be  de- 
"  ceased  of  for  her  the  said  Ales,  to  have,  hold.  Possess,  and  Enjoy  the  same  as  her 
"  owne,  proper  or  otherwise,  to  lett,  sell,  or  Dispose  thereof,  or  of  any  part  or  Parcel 

thereof,  as  she  shall  seeme  meate  and  convenient,  without  any  molestation  of 


aud  unto  his  wife,  Ann  Wright,  I  give  five  shillings  ;  and  unto  his  son,  Caleb 
Wri"-ht,  I  give  two  shillings,  six  pence ;  and  to  John  Wright,  two  shillings,  six 


1872.]  The  Wright  Family.  37 

'■  pence  ;  and  to  Edward  Wright,  two  shillings,  six  pence.  To  Rebecca  ffrost,  two 
"shillings,  six  pence  ;  to  Sarah  Lattin,  two  shillings,  six  pence ;  and  to  Mary  Cole, 
"  two  shillings,  six  pence  ;  and  to  Deborah  Wright,  two  shillings,  six  pence  ;  and 
"to  Gideon  Wright,  two  shillings,  six  pence  ;  to  Elizabeth  Wright,  his  wife,  five 
"shillings;  to  Adam  Wright,  two  shillings,  six  pence;  and  to  his  wife,  Mary 
"  Wright,  five  shillings.  To  Job  Wright,  two  shillings,  six  pence.  Unto  Mary 
"  Andrews,  two  shillings,  six  pence  ;  to  Hannah  Wright,  two  shillings,  six  pence  ; 
"to  James  Towusend,  five  shillings;  to  his  wife,  Elizabeth  Townsend,  two  shil- 
"  lings,  six  pence  ;  unto  Lydia  Wright,  two  shillings,  six  pence  ;  and  unto  Richard 
"  Crab,  five  shillings.  Alsoe,  I  give  unto  Isaack  Dotye  one  cow.  And  this  is  my 
"  Will  and  Pleasure  so  to  doe,  and  in  confirmagon  hereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my 
"hand  and  seale  this  20th  day  of  the  third  mouth.  Anno  1673. 

ANTHONY  WRIGHT,    [seal.] 
"  Acknowledged  signed  and  sealed  and  delivered  in  presence  of  us, 
"M.VTTHE^v  Pkiar,  Johx  Tilton,  Sen'',  Samuel  Spicer,  John  Fekes. 
"  Was  endorsed  on  the  backside  as  followeth  : 
"  Oysterbay,  September  4th,  1G80. 

"  Then  was  the  within  meuooned  will  shown  to  us,  und""  subscribed  by  Anthony 
"  Wright,  and  by  him  acknowledged  to  be  his  Will  and  Tesi  anient,  and  avoyd  scru- 
"  pie  that  may  arise  from  any  that  may  pretend  to  be  concerned,  he  did  declare 
"  to  us  the  day  above  menooned,  that  the  words  under  the  tenth  line  in  the  will 
"  on  the  other  side  ("  person  or  persons,")  and  the  words  "  to  bee,"  and  the  word 
"  *  estate,'  being  interlined  under  y"  eleventh  line,  were  soe  done  before  signeing 
"  and  sealing  of  this  my  last  Will  aforesaid. 

Witness  our  hands, 

John  Inians, 
Humphrey  Davenport. 

The  will  was  proved  at  a  court  of  sessions  at  Jamaica,  Dec.  8,  1680. 
(K  Y.,  Surrogate's  office,  Lib.  II.  of  Wills,  p.  202> 

Peter's  wife  was  Alice  — ;  she  was  an  active,  energetic  and  prominent 
member  of  the  little  community.  She  survived  her  husband,  and  sub- 
sequently married  Richard  Crab,  one  of  the  early  Stamford  settlers, 
who  came  to  Oyster  Bay  in  16G0.  Peter's  children  were — Peter,  born 
at  Sandwich,  February  28th,  1651 ;  Gideon,  Job,  Adam,  Lydia,  Mary, 
Hannah  and  Sarah. 

The  three  daughters — Lydia,  Mary  and  Hannah — inherited  largely 
the  self-reliant  characteristics  of  their  mother.  They  were  noted  for 
their  religious  zeal  and  for  their  endurance  under  persecution  at  the 
hands  of  the  intolerant  governor  and  magistrates  of  Massachusetts, 
who  so  cruelly  executed  their  disgraceful  laws  against  the  Quakers ; 
so  much  the  more  disgraceful  and  inexcusable,  by  reason,  that  the  very 
men  who  fled  from  persecution  in  their  native  land,  that  they  might 
find  a  place  wherein  to  worship  God  according  to  their  conscience, 
were  the  foremost  to  persecute  and  oppress  those  who  happened  to 
dilFer  with  them  in  religious  faith.  TIius  it  has  been  truly  and  tersely 
said,  "Laud  was  justified  by  the  men  whom  he  had  wronged." 

It  may  be  difficult  for  us  in  this  later  and  more  enlightened  age  to 
comprehend  or  account  for  this  inconsistency,  but  let  it  be  some  pal- 
liation for  the  reproach  to  remember,  that  while  onr  ancestors  fled 
from  the  fatherland  in  search  of  religious  liberty,  it  was  for  "  religious 
liberty  in  a  peculiar  sense  that  they  contended,  and  they  were  severely 
faithful  to  the  cause  as  they  understood  it.  The  true  principles  of 
religious  liberty,  in  its  wide  and  full  comprehension,  had  never  dawned 
upon  their  minds,  and  were  never  maintained  by  them."  [a) 

(a)  Upham's  Hist,  of  Sir  Henry  Vane. 


38  The  Wright  Family.  [January, 

Their  persistent  barbarity  in  putting  Mary  Dyer  to  death  excited 
the  indignation  of  all  converts  to  the  Quaker  faith,  and  impelled  many 
to  flock  to  Boston  under  the  firm  persuasion  that  they  were  called  of 
God  to  utter  their  exhortations  and  warnings  in  the  very  ears  of  their 
persecutors.  Among  those  who  appeared  there  shortly  after  Mary 
Dyer's  execution  (A.  D.  1660),  were  the  sisters  Mary  and  Hannah 
Wright.  They  were  particularly  "  bold  in  speech,"  publicly  denounc- 
ing the  magistrates  for  their  part  in  that  affair.  They  were  imme- 
diately seized  and  lodged  in  Boston  jail.  Here  were  lying  at  this 
time  twenty-five  others,  some  under  sentence  of  death,  some  to  be 
whipped,  others  to  be  banished.  Among  them  was  lVe7ilocl-  Christis- 
so?i  (or  Christopherson),  a  fearless  and  outspoken  champion  of  the  inter- 
dicted religion,  who,  having  been  before  banished  from  Massachusetts, 
had  recently  returned  and  been  summarily  condemned  to  deatli  for 
daring  to  confront  the  magistrates  in  open  court  and  denounce  them 
for  their  cruel  proceedings  against  William  Leddra. 

Alluding  to  the  events  of  this  period.  Bishop,  in  his  A''eio  England 
Judged,  says:  "Several  of  Salem  friends  ye  committed,  and  have  con- 
tinued them  long  prisoners  at  Boston,  as  M.  Trask,  John  Smith,  Mar- 
garet Smith,  Edward  Wharton,  and  others ;  Robert  Harper,  also,  of 
Sandwitch,  and  Deborah  ye  committed  likewise;  and  these  were  in 
your  j^rison  the  30th  of  the  10th  Month,  1660.  Several  ye  banished 
upon  ])ain  of  death,  as  Winlock  Christison,  and  Will.  King  of  Salem, 
and  Martha  Standly,  a  maid,  belonging  to  England,  and  Mary  Write 
of  Oyster  Bay  in  Long  Island,  who  gave  her  testimony  against  you 
for  your  cruelty  in  putting  Mary  Dyer  to  death,  whose  blood  ye  also 
thirsted  after,  because  of  it." 

Fortunately  for  the  imprisoned  ones,  intelligence  of  these  persecutions 
having  reached  England,  and  manifestations  of  disapprobation  being 
made  by  the  Home  Government,  the  Court  hastened  to  enact  what  they 
termed  a  New  Law,  which  commences  with  the  following  merciful  (!) 
preamble:  "  This  Court,  being  desirous  to  try  all  means  vnth  as  much 
lenity  as  may  consist  vnth  our  safety,  to  prevent  the  intrusions  of  the 
Quakers,  who,  besides  their  absurd  and  blasphemous  doctrines,  do,  like 
rogues  and  vagabonds,  come  in  upon  us,  and  have  not  been  restrained  by 
the  laws  already  provided,  have  ordered,"  &c. ;  and  then  proceeds  to 
declare  that  every  person  convicted  by  a  magistrate  of  being  a  Quaker 
sljall  be  "  stripped  naked  from  the  middle  upwards,  and  tyed  to  a  cart's- 
tail,  and  whipped  through  the  town,  and  from  thence  immediately  con- 
veyed to  the  constable  of  the  next  town  towards  the  border  of  our 
jurisdiction,  as  the  warrant  shall  direct,  and  so  from  constable  to  con- 
stable, till  tliey  be  conveyed  through  any  the  outwardest  towns  of  our 
jurisdiction." 

On  the  22d  of  May,  1661,  the  Court  made  the  following  order 
respecting  the  prisoners  then  lying  in  the  jail :  "  It  is  ordered  that  all 
the  Quakers  now  in  prison  be  acquainted  with  the  New  Law  made 
against  them,  and  forthwith  released  from  prison,  and  sent  from  con- 
stable to  constable,  out  of  this  jurisdiction;  and  if  they,  or  any  of 
them,  be  found  after  twelve  hours  Avithin  the  same,  he  or  they  shall  be 
proceeded  with  according  to  the  law  made  this  present  Court,  Peter 
Pierson  and  Judah  Brown  excepted,  Persons  condemned  to  be  whip'd 
in  the  prison  only  with  twenty  stripes  apiece." 


]872.]  The  Wright  Family.  39 

The  circumstances  attending  the  release  of  the  prisoners  are  quaintly 
told  by  Chroniclei-s,  and  as  the  two  sisters  Wright  were  of  the  party, 
we  think  the  recital  deserves  repetition  at  our  hands.  Says  Besse,  in 
his  History  of  the  Sufferings  of  the  Quakers  (vol.  ii,  p.  224) :  "When 
one  of  the  marshals  and  a  constable  came  to  the  prison,  and  told  them 
they  were  ordered  by  the  Court  to  make  them  acquainted  with  their 
New  Law,  Wenlock  Christison  said,  '  What  means  this  ?  Have  ye  a 
new  law?'  They  answered,  '  Yes.'  Then,  said  Wenlock,  'You  have 
deceived  most  people.'  '  Why  ? '  said  they.  '  Because,'  said  Wenlock, 
*  they  did  think  the  gallows  had  been  your  last  weapon.  Have  you  got 
more  yet  ? '  '  Yes,'  said  they.  '  Read  it,'  says  Wenlock ;  which  they 
did.  Then  Wenlock  said,  '  Your  magistrates  said  that  your  law  was 
a  good  and  wholesome  law,  made  for  your  peace  and  the  safeguard  of 
your  country.  What !  are  your  hands  now  become  weak  ?  The 
power  of  God  is  over  you  all'  Then  the  prison  doors  w^ere  set  open, 
and  Wenlock,  with  twenty-seven  others  turned  forth,  of  whom  Peter 
Pearson  and  Judith  Brown  were  whipt  with  twenty  cruel  stripes, 
through  the  town  of  Boston,  on  their  naked  backs.  Many  of  their 
mouths  were  opened,  and  they  published  the  truth  among  the  people. 
A  guard  armed  with  swords  were  appointed  by  the  Court  to  drive 
them  all  out  of  that  jurisdiction,  into  the  wilderness  country,  which 
they  performed  accordingly." 

Whether  either  of  the  sisters  were  of  those  "who  opened  their 
mouths  and  published  the  truth  "  on  this  occasion  is  not  told,  nor  are 
the  sufterings  of  the  party  while  wandering  in  the  then  wilderness 
country  about  Boston  related  to  us.  But  in  the  following  year,  1662, 
Hcomah,  the  younger  sister,  then  only  fourteen  years  of  age,  "was 
stii-red  with  such  zeal,  that,  coming  again  from  Long  Island,  some  hun- 
dreds of  miles  from  Boston  into  that  bloody  town,  she  appeared  in  the 
court  there,  and  warned  the  magistrates  'to  spill  no  more  innocent 
blood.'  This  saying  so  struck  them  at  first,  that  they  all  sat  silent, 
till  Rawson,  the  secretary,  said  'What !  shall  we  be  baffled  by  such 
an  one  as  this  !     Come  !  let  us  drink  a  dram  !  "  (a) 

It  is  probable  her  youth  saved  her  from  the  wrath  of  the  astonished 
Court,  or,  possibly,  they  drank  so  deeply  as  to  be  mollified  into  forget- 
fulness  of  the  bold  culprit.  She  grew  up  an  active  member  of  the 
Society.  She  never  married,  and  continued  to  reside  with  her  mother 
and  stepfather  in  Oyster  Bay.  Her  name  and  the  names  of  her  sis- 
ters appear  frequently  after  this  period,  in  the  minutes  of  their  meet- 
ings at  Oyster  Bay,  Matinecock  and  Flushipg,  until  the  record  of  her 
sudden  death  in  Maryland,  in  1675,  communicated  by  Matthew  Prior 
in  the  following  "Testimony."  Unfortunately,  the  entry  is  so  muti- 
lated and  indistinct,  that  the  whole  of  it  cannot  be  deciphered.  What 
can  be  read  is  as  follows : 

riland  ye  4th  of  ye  first  month  1675 testimony 

concerning  our  dear  friend  Hannah  Wright  ....  ye  body  in  Marilaud,  she_ 
being  there  in  ye  service  of  ...  .  everhasting  truth,  upon  ye  fourth  day  of 
ye  month,  being  ye  fifth  day  of  ye  week  being  [aboard]  we  past  away  intending 
to  ye  westeren  shore,  but  being  prevented  by  ye  determinate  hand  of  ye  just  and 
all  seeing  God,  wee  being  upon  ye  watter,  about  ye  10th  hour  in  ye  night,  ye 
boat  overset  &  wee  were  seaven  persona  in  ye  boat,  three  was  taken  away  in  ye 

{a)  Sewall's  History  of  Quakers,  p.  389. 


40  The  Wright  Family.  [January, 

Judgment,  but  I  believe  in  mercy  to  their  own  souls,  and  ye  rest  had  their  lives 

just  given  them  for which  I  hope  will  never  be  forgotten  by 

them,  but  I  hope  will  dwell  upon  their  soules  for  ever.  And  after  our  deep  exer- 
sise,  when  I  began  to  consider  ye  loss  of  our  deare  friend,  ye  loss  of  her  was  to 
me  a  double  loss  (which  made  me  cry  as  David  did  for  his  son).  She  was  wholly 
given  up  for  the  servis  of  truth,  and  was  faithful  in  her  measure,  which  her  heav- 
enly father  had  committed  unto  her,  for  she  was  a  good  seavour  unto  all  people 
wherever  she  came.  She  was  made  willing  to  pass  through  all  trialls  &  harde- 
ships  wtever  for  ye  spreading  of  God's  blessed  truth,  and  for  ye  honour  of  his  holy 
name,  &  hath  finished  her  testimony  &  hath  laid  down  her  head  in  her  heavenly 
father's  bosom  in  peace  &  is  crowned,  I  believe,  with  life  and  Immortalite  for 
ever.  Matthetc  Prior. 

Lydia,  tlie  other  sister,  was  also  a  conspicuous  member  of  the  Soci- 
ety, and  underwent  sundry  trials  and  sufferings  at  the  hands  of  our 
Boston  '■'•friends.''''  The  persecutions  of  former  years  had  failed  to 
diminish  the  number  of  adlaerents  to  the  "  benevolent  faith  "  whom  the 
laws  stigmatized  as  heretics.  Thus  the  lawmakers  and  the  magistrates 
continued  in  their  blind  bigotry,  forgetful  or  regardless  that  the  "  blood 
of  the  Martyrs  is  the  seed  of  the  Church  ; "  and  so  it  proved.  These 
persecutions  only  served  to  strengthen  rather  than  to  weaken  the 
cause  against  which  they  were  aimed. 

In  the  summer  of  1677  there  came  to  Boston  one  Margaret  Brewster 
of  Barbadoes,  a  distinguished  Quakeress,  the  wife  of  Thomas  Brew- 
ster. There  had  lately  been  promulgated  at  Boston  the  law  requiring 
all  persons  coming  into  the  country  to  take  an  oath  of  fidelity  to  the 
Government,  making  no  exception  as  to  the  Quakers  who  professed 
conscientious  scruples  against  taking  any  oath,  because  of  the  Scripture 
direction,  "  sicear  not  al  alV  She  sent  the  governor  a  protest  and 
warning  against  enforcing  the  law  as  to  the  Quakers.  She  also  went 
about,  uttering  her  warnings  in  public.  On  Sunday,  the  8th  of  July, 
of  that  year,  she  marched  into  the  South  Church,  at  Boston,  during 
service,  Avitli  "her  hair  about  her  shoulders,  ashes  upon  her  head,  her 
face  coloi'ed  black,  and  sackcloth  upon  her  upper  garments."  Fol- 
lowing her  came  Lydia  Wright,  with  Sarah  Miles  and  Elizabeth 
Bowers,  jun.,  and  John  Easton,  jun.,  who  took  her  riding-clothes  and 
shoes  when  she  went  into  the  house.  They  were  all  immediately  seized 
by  a  constable  and  carried  to  prison,  and  there  kept  upon  the  follow- 
ing warrant,  issued  early  the  next  morning  : 

To  the  Keeper  of  the  Prison  at  Boston  : 

Whereas,  there  was  one  man  and  four  women,  Quakeis,  committed  to  prison 
yesterday,  being  the  Lord's-day,  for  making  an  horriljle  disturbance  and  affright- 
ing the  people  in  the  South  Church  in  Boston,  in  the  time  of  the  publick  dispens- 
ing of  the  Word,  whereby  several  women,  as  I  am  informed,  are  in  great  danger  of 
miscarrying.  These  are,  therefore,  in  his  Majesty's  name,  to  will  and  require  you 
to  keep  the  said  Quakers  carefully  till  they  be  thence  discharged  by  order  of  law. 
And  for  the  other  Quakers  taken  at  that  meeting,  and  committed  to  prison  by  the 
constable,  the  law  of  the  3rd  of  Nov.,  1675,  directs  you  what  to  do  :  which  you  are 
to  observe  at  your  jieril. 

(Signed)  SIMON  BROADSTREET. 

Dated  the  9th  of  July,  1677. 

On  the  4th  of  August  following  they  were  brought  into  court,  at 
Boston,  before  the  governor  {a)  and  magistrates  and  tried.  The  exam- 
inations of  the  parties  accused  are  given  by  the  faithful  historian  in  true 

(a)  John  Leverett. 


1872.]  The  Wright  Family.  41 

dramatic  style.     They  are  too  long  for  insertion  here.     What  relates 
to  Lydia  Wright  is  detailed  as  follows : 

Governor. — Call  Lydia  Wright. 

Clerk. — Lydia  Wright,  of  Long  Island. 

L.  Wright.— Here. 

Governor. — Are  you  one  of  the  women  that  came  in  with  this  woman  into  Mr. 
Thatcher's  meeting-house  to  disturb  him  at  his  worship '? 

L.  Wright.— I  was,  but  I  disturbed  none  ;  for  I  came  in  peaceably,  and  I  spake 
not  a  word  to  man,  woman,  or  child. 

Governor. — What  came  you  for  then? 

L.  Wright.— B.&\e  you  not  made  a  law  that  we  should  come  to  your  meeting? 
For  we  were  peaceably  met  together  at  our  own  meeting-house,  and  some  pf  your 
constables  came  in,  and  haled  some  of  our  friends  out  and  said,  "  This  is  not  a 
place  for  you  to  worship  God  in."  Then  we  asked  him,  "  Where  we  phould 
worship  God  ?  "  Then  they  said,  "  We  must  come  to  your  public  worship."  And 
upon  the  first  day  following,  I  had  something  upon  my  heart  to  come  to  your  pub- 
lic worship,  when  we  came  in  peaceably,  and  spake  not  a  word  ;  yet  we  were  haled 
to  prison,  and  there  have  been  kept  near  a  month. 

8.  Broadstreet. — Did  you  come  there  to  hear  the  Word  ? 

L.  Wright.— li  the  word  of  God  was  there,  I  was  ready  to  hear  it. 

Governor. — Did  your  parents  give  consent  you  should  come  thither  ? 

L.  Wright. — Yes  !  my  mother  did. 

Governor. — Shew  it. 

L.  Wright.— Uyoxx  will  stay  till  I  can  send  home,  I  will  engage  to  get  from  un- 
der my  mother's  hand  that  she  gave  her  consent. 

Juggins,  a  magistrate,  said— You  are  led,  by  the  spirit  of  the  devil,  to  ramble 
up  and  down  the  country,  like  whores  and  rogues  a-cater-wawling. 

L.  Tl7%/«i.— Such  words  do  not  become  those  who  call  themselves  Christians; 
for  they  that  sit  to  judge  for  God  in  matters  of  conscience  ought  to  be  sober  and 
serious  ;  for  sobriety  becomes  the  people  of  God ;  for  these  are  a  weighty  and  pon- 
derous people. 

Governor. — Did  you  own  this  woman  ? 

L.  Wright. — I  own  her,  and  have  unity  with  her,  and  I  do  believe  so  have  all 
the  faithful  servants  of  the  Lord,  for  I  know  the  power  and  presence  of  the  Lord 
was  with  us. 

Juggins. — You  are  mistaken.  You  do  not  know  the  power  of  God.  You  are 
led  by  the  spirit  and  light  within  you,  which  is  of  the  devil :  there  is  but  one  God, 
and  you  do  not  worship  that  God  which  we  worship. 

L.  Wright.— I  believe  thou  speakest  truth;  for  if  you  worshipped  that  God 
which  we  worship,  you  would  not  persecute  his  people  ;  for  we  worship  the  God 
of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  and  the  same  God  that  Daniel  worshipped. 

So  they  cried,  "  Take  her  away." 

Then  followed  the  examinations  of  the  other  two  girls  ;  and  they  were  all  car- 
ried back  to  prison,  and  about  an  hour  afterward  brought  again  into  the  court, 
when,  the  governor  being  present,  the  clerk  read  their  sentence _  as  follows: 
"  Margaret  i5rewster,  you  are  to  have  your  clothes  stript  oft'  to  the  middle,  and  to 
be  tied  to  a  carfs-tail  at  the  South  meeting-house,  and  to  be  drawn  through  the 
town,  and  to  receive  twenty  stripes  upon  your  naked  bod  v." 

*  *  *  *  *  * 

"  Lydia  Wright  and  Mary  Miles,  you  are  to  be  tied  to  the  cart's-tail  also.  Bar- 
bara Bowers  you  are  to  be  tied  also." 

"  So  they  were  carried  to  prison  again,  this  being  the  Yth  day  of  the 
week,  and  on  the  5th  day  following  the  sentence  was  executed. "  The 
historian  adds,  "  During  the  examination  of  these  women  they  appeared 
altogether  unconcerned  as  to  themselves,  being  fully  resigned  to  what- 
soever suiierings  might  be  their  portion;  steadfastly  maintaining  their 
full  assurance  of  a  divine  call  to  the  service  they  went  upon,  and  a  per- 
fect peace  and  serenity  of  mind  in  yielding  obedience  thereunto.  In 
all  which  they  seem  to  have  really  exercised  the  faith  and  patience  of 
the  saints  and  people  of  God." 


42  The  Wright  Family.  [January, 

Immediately  after  tliis  disgraceful  scene,  the  two  martyr-friends, 
3Iargaret  and  Lydla,  shook  tlie  dust  of  Boston  streets  from  their  feet, 
and  travelled  back  to  Sandwich.  They  went  thence  to  Rhode  Island, 
"*  that  little  State  in  the  "  corner  "  of  New-England,  where  the  Quaker 
was  looked  upon  with  more  toleration,  where  there  was  no  persecu- 
tion for  conscience'  sake,  and  where  Religious  Freedom  found  a  safe 
retreat. 

Here  lived  at  this  time  William  Coddington.  In  former  years  he 
had  been  a  magistrate  in  Boston,  and  was  Treasurer  of  the  Colony. 
He  was  subsequently,  for  several  successive  years.  Governor  of  Rhode 
Island.  He  was  now  an  old  man,  seventy-five  years  of  age.  In  a 
letter  written  by  him  at  this  time,  to  his  friend  Judge  Fretwell,  in 
Barbadoes,  he  briefly  relates  the  particulars  of  the  arrest  and  trial  of 
these  i)arties,  and  of  the  execution  of  the  sentence  against  them; 
uttering  his  denunciations  of  these  persecutions,  declaring  in  his  homely 
but  forcible  phrase,  that  the  magistrates  of  Boston  "  stink  of  the 
Blood  of  the  Innocent !" 

It  may  not  be  thought  out  of  place  to  cite  here  his  enlightened 
opinion  of  these  horrid  practices  of  his  Massachusetts  neighbors,  con- 
tained in  a  letter  written  by  him  two  years  before,  while  he  was 
Governor  of  Rhode  Island,  to  John  Leverett,  then  Governor  of  Massa- 
chusetts. "  It  is  the  shame  "  (writes  he)  "  and  reproach  of  New  Eng- 
land, that  those  that  were  persecuted  in  England,  and  bore  their 
testimony  there  against  bishops  and  ceremonies,  sliould  in  New  Eng- 
land put  to  death  four  of  the  servants  of  the  ever-living  God,(«)  banish 
upon  pain  of  death,  cut  oft'  ears,  fine,  whip,  and  imprison  for  keeping 
their  conscience  pure  to  God." 

The  Governor  of  Massachusetts  had  charged  him  wnth  having 
"  declined  from  his  former  profession  and  practices,"  but  the  good  old 
Governor  sets  himself  right  b}^  declaring  :  "  Our  profession  in  Eng- 
land which  thou  mentionest,  about  fifty  years  ago,  was  far  before 
yours  in  the  Massachusetts.  We  persecuted  not,  but  stood  together 
for  the  public  good.  I  was  one  of  those  many  Ijincolnshire  gentle- 
men, so  called,  that  denied  the  Royal  Loan  and  suftered  for  it  in  King 
Charles  the  Ist's  days,  and  bishops  and  ceremonies  were  denied  by  us, 
and  all  evils.  .  .  .  Assure  thyself  I  am  supported  by  that  Power, 
that  I  shall  never  dishonor  my  grey  head  to  come  to  you,  for  I  am  the 
servant  of  the  Lord,  that  worship  him  in  spirit,  rejoice  in  Christ  Jesus, 
and  have  no  confidence  in  your  fleslily  worship.  ...  I  am  old, 
in  the  72d  year,  and  thou  not  young,  I  suppose,  near  60.  I  liave 
known  thee  from  thy  childhood,  and  thou  me,  many  years.  I  do  de- 
sire that  tliou  and  all  that  ever  knew  me,  were  as  I  am.  Thou  might- 
est  lose  by  it  in  some  respects,  but  thy  gain  in  the  enjoyment  of  the 
power  and  presence  of  the  Lord  would  be  one  hundred  fold  in  this 
life,  and  in  the  Avorld  to  come,  eternal  glory." 

Such  was  the  liberal  and  lai'ge-hearted  spirit  of  the  brave  old  Gov- 
ernor, who,  in  these  perilous  times,  dared  to  offer  shelter  to  our  suffer- 
ing friends. 

Lydia  Wright  soon  returned  to  her  island  home,  and  continued  a 
faithful  preacher  and  teacher  among  the  people ;  but  her  heart  seems 

(a    William  Kobiiison,  Marmaduke  Stevenson,  Mary  Dyer,  and  William  Leddra, 


1872.]  The  Wright  Family.  43 

to  have  yearned  after  her  friends  in  Barbadoes,  who  were  there  still 
suffering  from  the  intolerance  of  their  English  rulers.  From  the  follow- 
ing certificate,  given  her  by  the  Quarterly  Meeting  held  at  Flushing, 
in  November,  1682,  it  is  inferred  she  passed  the  winter  of  that  year  in 
the  West  Indies. 

Friends  at  Barbadoes,  Antigoe,  Nevis,  Jamaica     .     . 
,     where  this  may  come  greeting,  whereas,  the  bearer 
hereof,  our  deare  friend,  Lydia  Wright,  liath         .         .         .  time 

had  drawings  and  moveings  on  her  heart  and  minde  in  y*  love  of  God 
to  visit  the  seed  of  God  in  those  parts,  and  now  finding  freedom  in 
his  love,  hath  signified  y"  same  unto  consideration  of  this  our  men  and 
women's  Quarterly  meetin;?,  we,  after  a  weighty  consideration  and  ex- 
amination of  matters,  in  God's  feare,  for  y^  preservation  and  exalta- 
tion of  God's  truth,  both  in  particular  and  in  general!,  Ave,  with  unani- 
mous consent,  did  and  doe  aquiess  with  y''  motion  of  her  going  to  visit 
friends  in  your  parts,  as  having  good  unity  therein  and  therewith  ; 
moreover,  y*  she  is  one  y'  hath  walked  as  becometh  truth  ever  since 
her  convincement,  according  to  our  knowledge — have  not  heard  to  y" 
contrary — but  has  lived  in  unity  with  us,  and  we  with  her  in  y*'  truth. 
In  which  truth,  that  never  changeth,  we  recommend  this  our  deare 
friend  and  sister  unto  you,  hoping  and  desiring  your  godly  care  over 
her,  who  are  your  brethren  and  sisters  in  y^  same  trutli. 

At  our  Quarterly  men  and  women's  meeting  at  Flushing,  on  Lo. 
Island,  this  30th  of  y^  10th  mo.,  1682. 

Isaac  Hornee,  Mart  Andrews, 

Willi a:m  Richardsox,  Elizabeth  Dickinson, 

Henry  Willis,  Elizabeth  Deane, 

John  Bown,  Ann  Noble,  - 

James  Way,  Hannah  Bowne, 

John  Ffeake,  Amy  Richardson, 

Sam.  Spicer,  Sarah  Deane, 

Edmond  Titus,  Eliz.  Coperwhait, 

Sam.  Andrews,  Mary  Wilits. 
Daniel  Kirkpatrick, 
John  Adams, 
John  Wat, 

If  she  made  this  intended  visit,  she  must  have  returned  early  in  the 
following  spring,  for,  on  the  17th  day  of  the  1st  month  (March),  1683-4, 
she  was  "married  in  the  meeting-house  at  Oyster  Bay  to  Isaac  Horner, 
whose  name,  it  will  be  seen,  heads  the  list  of  signers  of  the  above 
cert^cate.  Her  sister  Mary  was  already  married  to  Samuel  Andrews, 
one  of  the  architects  of  the  meeting-house. 

On  the  20th  of  March,  1685,  there  was  born  to  Lydia  and  her  hus- 
band, at  Oyster  Bay,  a  daughter,  whom  they  named  "Deliverance," 
and  in  the  month  of  October  following  the  two  sisters  and  their  hus- 
bands sold  out  their  possessions  in  Oyster  Bay  and  migrated  to  New- 

Tpvgpxr 

Of  Nicholas,  the  other  brother,  the  town  records  contain  abundant 
entries,  showing  him  to  have  been  a  man  of  large  estate,  for  those 
days,  and  occupying  sundry  public  offices  at  various  dates.  He  died 
in  Oyster  Bay,  in  the  year  1682,  and  left  the  following  will  : 


44  The  Wright  Family.  [January, 

Oysterbay,  the  lOth  of  April,  1674. 

I,  Nicholas  Wright,  aged  sixty-five  years  or  thereabouts.  Being  sick  and  weake, 
yett  in  perfect  memory,  Doe  beqiieave  my  Soule  to  the  Almighty  God  that  gave  it 
me,  and  my  Body  to  the  Yearth  from  whome  it  came. 

Imprimis,  I  make  my  Loving  wife,  Ann  Wright,  sole  Executor  of  my  movables, 
both  within  my  house  and  without,  both  of  kine,  horse-flesh,  and  swine,  together 
with  my  house  and  Lands  which  I  now  Possess,  During  her  life,  and  to  have  the 
full  Disposing  of  any  Part  or  Parcell  of  it  as  she  shall  see  cause  for  her  use  and  re- 
liefe  whilst  she  doth  live,  only  a  Parte  of  my  house  Ijott,  from  the  North  side  of  my 
Orchard  to  the  highway  next  to  my  Sister  Crab's,  I  have  given  to  my  sonne  Caleb 
for  his  pr'ent  use,  it  being  the  same  Breadth  to  the  reere  of  my  lott ;  and  after  my 
decease  and  my  wife's  Decease,  all  the  home  Lott  and  orchard  is  to  be  my  son 
Caleb's,  with  a  right  of  Commons  to  itt ;  and  my  lands  upon  hog-Island  to  be 
equally  divided  between  my  three  sonns,  Caleb,  John,  and  Edmund,  and  alsoe,  my 
right  of  meadow  at  the  south  is  to  be  equally  divided  between  my  before-men- 
tioned sonns  ;  and  alsoe,  my  meadows  lying  on  the  East  side  the  Beaver-swamp 
Creek,  with  my  share  of  meadow  in  the  home  meadow,  is  to  be  ecjually  divided 
between  my  sons  Caleb  and  Edmund,  and  the  share  of  meadow  on  the  west  side 
of  the  Beaver-swamp  River  I  give  unto  my  son  John,  and  further,  that  lott  lying 
by  Joseph  Weeke's  home  Lott  is  to  be  Equally  divided  between  my  sonns  John  and 
Edmund. 

And  further,  my  lands  by  the  way  that  Goes  to  Rob'  Williams'  plantation,  with 
common  Privileges,  is  to  be  equally  Divided  amongst  my  three  sonns  before  named  ; 
and  the  peece  of  Land  Lyeing  before  my  home  Lott  that  was  given  to  my  sonne 
John  by  the  towne,  is  to  be  my  sonne  Edmund's  ;  in  Lieu  of  this  peece  of  Land  I 
give  my  sonne  John  that  peece  of  Land  whereon  he  now  lives,  and  my  peece  of 
swamp  in  the  mill-River  Swamp  is  to  be  equally  Divided  Between  Caleb  and  Ed- 
mund. All  these  Lands  and  meadows  here  mentioned.  Excepting  that  parte  to 
Caleb  that  is  given  to  him,pr'ent,  as  to  be  all  att  my  wife's  Disposing  During  her 
Life,  and  this  is  my  Last  Will  Testam*.  Itt  is  to  be  iinderstood,  that  peece  of  Land 
which  is  mengoned  on  the  other  side,  that  I  give  to  my  sonne  Joiin  in  lieu  of  that 
peece  I  had  of  liini,  Before  my  home  Lott,  that  was  given  him  by  the  towne  ;  he  is 
to  have  all  that  Lott  whoreon  he  now  lives  to  him  &  his  heirs  for  Ever,  provided 
he  pays  five  pounds  att  slatter-time  [slaughter-time]  next  ensuing,  in  Peese  or 
Pork,  att  merchants'  Price,  and  to  this  I  subscribe  my  hand. 

NICHO:  WRIGHT. 

Witnesse, 

TlIO.   TOWNSEND, 

Gideon  Wright. 

Proved  at  a  court  of  sessions  held  at  Jamaica  for  the  north  riding  of  Yorke- 
shire,  on  Long  Island,  the  13th,  14th,  &  loth  days  of  December,  1G83. 

Letters  granted  to  Ann  Wright,  the  widow,  Jany.  15,  1G82.  [Lib.  2  of  Wills 
(N.  Y.),  pp.  133,  134, 135.] 

The  children  of  Nicholas  were  Caleb,  some  of  whose  desceiiciants 
still  own  and  occupy  his  old  homestead  in  Oyster  Bay  ;  John,  who 
married  Mary,  daughter  of  the  1st  Henry  Townsend;  Sarah,  who  mar- 
ried Josias  Latting ;  Edmund,  who  married  his  own  cousin  Sarah,  the 
daughter  of  Peter;  Martha,  who  married  Nathaniel  Coles;  Mercy, 
who  married  Robert  Coles ;  and  Rebecca,  who  married  Eleazer  Lev- 
erich,  son  of  the  Rev.  William  Leverich,  from  whom,  howevei',  the 
Court  of  Assize,  in  IGVO,  granted  a  divorce  on  account  of  his  alleged 
^'  impotency,  after  they  had  been  married  seven  and  a  half  years.  This, 
it  is  believed,  was  the  first  case  of  divorce  by  this  court.  The  pro- 
ceedings are  set  forth  at  length  in  the  court  records,  the  last  order 
being  made  on  the  24th  February,  1670,  when  the  Coui-t  decieed  that 
"  Eleazer  Leverich  do  pay,  or  cause  to  be  paid  unto  Rebecca  Wright, 
"from  whom  he  is  divorced,  the  sum  of  £25,  in  living  cattle,  to  be 
"  apprized  by  indifferent  men,  or  in  corne,  beef,  or  pork,  at  price  cur- 
"  rent,  in  lieu  of  what  she  brought  to  him  at  their  marriage." 


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She  subsequently  married  William  Frost,  and  was  by  him  the 
>  mother  of  two  children,  sons,  from  whom  descended  a  numerous  and 
prolific  progeny. 

It  will  be  readily  believed  that  the  history  of  the  Wright  family 
comprises  an  interesting  period  in  the  annals  of  the  town  of  Oyster 
Bay,  and  it  is  hoped  some  descendant  of  such  worthy  ancestors  may 
yet  be  found  to  undertake  the  task  of  its  compilation. 


MARRIAGE  RECORDS  OF  THE  SOCIETY  OF  FRIENDS  IN 
THE  TOWN  OF  HARRISON,  N.  Y. 

Contributed  by  Rev.  Charles  W.  Baird,  of  Rye,  N.  Y. 

To  the  Puhlication  Co^nmittee. 

Gentlemen — I  enclose  an  abstract  of  the  Records  of  Marriage  of 
the  Society  of  Friends  in  Harrison,  or  "  The  Purchase,"  Westchester 
county,  N.  Y.  It  is  complete  from  the  beginning  of  the  records  of 
the  Meeting  down  to  the  year  1785.  This  abstract  was  kindly  made 
for  me  by  Mellis  S.  Tilton,  the  recorder  of  the  Society,  and  has  been 
used  to  some  extent  in  the  preparation  of  my  town  history.  As  the 
entries  refer,  however,  for  the  most  part  to  marriages  contracted  by 
parties  from  other  parts  of  the  county  or  province,  I  presume  they 
may  have  an  interest  for  some  of  your  genealogist  readers. 

c.  w.  B. 

17th  of  9th  mo.,  1742 — Solomon  Haviland,  of  Rye,  son  of  Benjamin, 
and  Hannah  Carpenter,  of  Rye,  daughter  of  Thomas. 

15th  of  2d  mo,,  1743 — William  Reese,  [Keese?]  of  Flushing,  in  the 
province  of  New  York,  and  Mary  Dobson,  dau.  of  Thos.  of  New  York. 

15th  of  10th  mo.,  1743 — Dobson  Wheeler,  of  the  county  of  Newcastle- 
upon-Delaware,  and  Hannali  Talcott,  of  the  township  of  New  Milford, 
in  the  county  of  New  Haven,  of  Connecticut,  in  New  England. 

16th  of  4th  mo.,  1742 — John  Hutchins,  of  North  Castle,  in  the  county 
of  Westchester,  province  of  New  York,  son  of  John,  deceased,  and 
Charity  Haviland,  of  Rye,  and  county  aforesaid,  daughter  of  Benjamin, 
of  the  same  place. 

3d  of  6th  mo,,  1743 — Murray  Lester,  of  Crumelbow,  county  of 
Dutchess,  son  of  Mordecai  and  Mary  ;  and  Abigail  Aikin,  of  Worces- 
tershire, in  the  Oblong,  daughter  of  David  and  Sarah. 

20th  of  9th  mo.,  1746 — John  Rodman,  jr.,  of  Ben  Salem,  province 
of  Pennsylvania,  and  Mary  Palmer,  widow  of  Robert,  of  Mamaroneck, 
county  Westchester,  and  province  New  York. 

15th  of  7th  mo.,  1749 — Thomas  Farrington,  of  Flushing  on  Nassau 
Island,  province  of  New  York,  and  Kezia  Baker,  of  the  White  Plains, 
Westchester  county,  province  aforesaid. 

17th  of  9th  mo.,  1742 — Benjamin  Cornell,  of  the  Manor  of  Scars- 
dale,  Westchester  county,  and  province  of  New  York,  son  of  Richard, 
and  Abigail  Stephenson,  daughter  of  Stephen,  deceased,  of  Rye. 

15th  of  7th  mo.,  1748 — William  Cornell,  of  Greenwich,  province  of 


46  Marriage  Records  of  the  Society  of  Friends.     [January, 

Connecticut,  son  of  Joshua,  and  Mary  Quinby,  daughter  of  Isaiah,  of 
Mamaroneck,  and  Hannah. 

16th  of  10th  mo. ,  called  December,  in  year  of  Christian  account, 
1736 — Thomas  Vail,  of  Westchester,  county  Westchester,  province  of 
New  York,  son  of  Samuel  and  Abigail  Vail,  deceased,  and  Mary 
Griffen,  of  Mamaroneck,  province  aforesaid,  daugjiter  of  John. 

IVth  of  3d  mo.,  1757,  according  to  British  account — Stephen  Field  ^ 
of  the  Oblong,  county  of  Dutchess,  yeoman,  and  Mary  Hunt,  of  Bur- 
rough  and  town  of  Westchester,  province  of  New  York. 

17th  of  3d  mo. ,  1757 — Samuel  Quinby,  of  North  Castle,  Westchester 
county,  son  of  Moses,  and  Ann  Powell,  of  the  same  place. 

15tli  of  lltli  mo.,  in  ye  year  of  our  Lord  1758 — John  Hosier,  of  the 
White  Plains,  county  Westchester,  and  province  of  New  York,  and 
Hannah  Horton,  of  Scarsdale,  province  aforesaid. 

15th  of  11th  mo.,  1758 — Samuel  Baker,  of  the  White  Plains,  county 
Westchester,  province  of  New  York,  and  Mary  Ann  Palmer,  of  the 
township  of  Greenwich,  county  Fairfield,  colony  Connecticut. 

18th  of  8th  mo.,  1756 — Isaac  Underhill,  of  the  township  of  Rye, 
county  Westchester,  province  of  New  York,  son  of  Abraham,  and 
Sarah  Field,  daughter  of  Robert,  township  of  Greenwich,  Connecticut, 

21st  of  12th  mo,,  1758 — James  Fowler,  of  Eastchester,  son  of  Sam- 
uel, and  Hannah  Cornell,  daughter  of  Joseph,  of  the  manor  of  Scars- 
dale,  county  Westchester,  and  province  of  New  York. 

17th  of  1st  mo.,  1759 — Henry  Matthews,  son  of  William  and  lluth 
Matthews,  of  Phillipsburgh,  county  Westchester,  province  of  New 
York,  and  Mary  Bloodgood,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Sarah,  of  the 
Purchase,  township  of  liye. 

15th  of  7th  mo.,  1756 — Joseph  Cornell,  county  Westchester,  prov- 
ince of  New  York,  son  of  Joseph,  and  Sarah  Hedden,  daughter  Job, 
county  and  province  aforesaid. 

20th  of  9th  mo.,  1759 — Abraham  Carpenter,  of  Noi-th  Castle,  county 
Westchester,  province  of  New  York,  son  of  John,  and  Lydia  Totten, 
daughter  of  Peter,  same  town  and  county  as  above  said, 

21st  of  nth  mo.,  1754 — John  Gi'iffin,  jr. ,of  Mamaroneck,  West- 
chester county,  New  York,  son  of  John,  and  Hannah  Haviland, 
daughter  of  Ebenezer,  of  Westchester,  deceased,  Scarsdale. 

22d  of  8th  mo,,  1759 — John  Griffin,  of  Phillipsburgh,  county  West- 
chester and  province  of  New  York,  and  Judith  Marshall,  of  the  town- 
ship of  Greenwich,  colony  of  Connecticut, 

15th  of  loth  mo.,  1760— Stephen  Field,  of  Rye,  son  of  Nathan,  and 
Jerusha  Field,  dau,  of  Robert,  township  of  Greenwich,  Connecticut, 

23d  of  10th  mo.,  1760 — James  Horton,  late  of  Mamaroneck,  son  of 
Jonathan,  and  Sarali  Hunt,  daughter  of  Caleb,  late  of  Westchester, 
deceased. 

20th  of  3d  mo,,  1760 — Clark  Cock,  of  Oyster  Bay  township,  Queen's- 
county.  Long  Island,  and  Elizabeth  Parce,  of  Phillipsburgh,  county 
Westchester,  son  ot  Samuel,  daughter  of  James  Parce. 

21st  of  12th  mo.,  1758 — William  Perce,  of  Phillipsburgh,  county 
Westchester,  son  of  James,  and  Deborah  Cock,  of  the  township  of 
Oyster  Bay,  Queens  county.  Long  Island. 

14th  of  1st  mo.,  1761 — James  Palmer,  of  Greenwich,  Conn,,  son  of 
Solomon,  and  Susannah  Tripp,  of  North  Castle,  Westchester  county, 
daughter  of  James, 


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ISth  of  2d  mo.,  1761— John  Sutton,  of  North  Castle,  sou  of  Benja- 
min, and  Ann  Marshall,  of  Greenwich,  Conn.,  daughter  of  David. 

11th  of  11th  mo.,  1756— John  Powell,  of  North  Castle,  son  of 
Moses,  and  Elizabeth  Kipp,  of  the  manor  of  Phillipsburgh,  daughter 
of  Benjamin. 

11th  of  2d  mo.,  1761— Thomas  Underhill,  of  Phillipsburgh,  West- 
chester county,  son  of  Thomas,  and  Sarah  Weeks,  of  North  Castle, 
daughter  of  Abel. 

12th  of  12th  mo.,  1761 — Pachard  Titus,  of  Hempstead,  L.  I,  pro- 
vince of  N.  Y.,  and  Elizabeth  Palmer,  of  Greenwich,  Conn. 

20th  of  4th  mo.,  1734— Joseph  Cornell,  of  Mamaroneck,  son  of 
Richard,  and  Phebe  Ferris,  of  Mamaroneck,  daughter  of  Peter. 

17th  of  12th  mo.,  1761— Benedict  Carpenter,  of  Scarsdale,  West- 
chester county,  son  of  Benedict,  and  Hannah  Powell,  of  North  Castle, 
daughter  of  Moses. 

20th  of  1st  mo.,  1762— Joseph  Hull,  of  Jamestown,  county  of  New- 
port, Rhode  Island,  son  of  John,  and  Phebe  Palmer,  of  Greenwich, 
Conn.,  daughter  of  Solomon. 

14th  of  5th  mo.,  1758— Teddeman  Hull,  of  Greenwich,  Conn.,  son 
of  John,  and  Elizabeth  Doty,  of  the  above  place. 

10th  of  6th  mo.,  1762— Jacob  Cock,  of  the  manor  of  Courtland, 
Westchester  county,  and  Mary  Haight,  of  Phillipsburgh. 

16th  of  2d  mo.,  1757— Stephen  Farrington,  of  Rye,  and  Elizabeth 
Sutton,  of  North  Castle. 

16th  of  12th' mo.,  1762 — David  ^Marshall,  of  Greenwich,  son  of  Da- 
vid, and  Rebecca  Baker,  of  North  Castle,  daughter  of  Thomas. 

12th  of  5th  mo.,  1763— Isaac  Cock,  of  North  Castle,  and  Charity 
Haight,  of  Phillipsburgh. 

14th  of  9th  mo.,  1763 — Thomas  Franklin,  of  Horseneck,  Conn.,  and 
Hannah  Causter,  of  Westchester,  N.  Y.,  daughter  of  Joseph. 

15th  of  9th  mo.,  1763 — Stevenson  Thorn,    of  North  Castle,  son  of 
Thomas,  and  Prudence  Merritt,  of  North  Castle,  daughter  of  Thomas. 
17th  of  5th  mo.,  1764— John  Hallock,  of  Courtland's  Manor,  West- 
chester county,  and  Hannah  Dickeyson,  of  North  Castle,  daughter  of 
Zebulon. 

13th  of  11th  mo.,  1764— James  Haight,  of  manor  of  Phillipsburgh, 
Westchester  county,  and  Bathsheba  Palmer,  of  Courtland's  Manor. 

17th  of  4th  mo.,  1765 — John  Clapp,  of  North  Castle,  son  of  Elias, 
and  Phebe  Hallock,  of  the  above  place,  daughter  of  John. 

19th  of  9th  mo.,  1765— Jesse  Hallock,  of  Greenwich,  Conn.,  and 
Phebe  Burling,  of  Eastchester,  daughter  of  Edward. 

20th  of  3d  mo.,  1766 — Joseph  Griffin,  of  Mamaroneck,  and  Sarah 
Biu-ling,  of  township  of  Eastchester,  daughter  of  Edward. 

19th  of  2d  mo.,  1766 — George  Cock,  of  North  Castle,  son  of  Josiah 
Cock,  and  Jerusha  Marshall,  of  Greenwich,  daughter  of  David. 

18th  of  12th  mo.,  1765 — Edward  Farrington,  of  White  Plains,  son 
of  Edward,  and  Phebe  Baker,  of  Courtland's  Manor,  daughter  of 
Ephraim. 

13th  of  9th  mo.,  1766— Gains  Talcott,  of  New  Milford,  county  of 
Litchfield,  Conn.,  son  of  Nathan,  and  Sarah  Causter,  of  Westchester, 
N.  Y.,  daughter  of  Joseph. 

15th  of  3d  mo.,  1738— John  Ferris,  of  New  Milford,  Conn.,  son  of 
Zachariah,  and  Abigail  Try  on,  of  New  Fairfield. 


48  Marriage  Record  of  the  Society  of  Friends.    [January^ 

lYth  of  4th  mo.,  1766 — John  Merritt,  of  Mamaroneck,  and  Mary 
Cornell,  of  Scarsdale,  Westchester  county,  daughter  of  Joseph. 

9th  of  1st  mo.,  1767 — John  Burling,  jr.,  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
son  of  John,  and  Hannah  Cornell,  of  Scarsdale,  daughter  of  Benjamin. 

16th  of  4th  mo.,  1767 — Francis  Quinby,  of  North  Castle,  son  of 
Moses,  and  Esther  Smith,  of  the  same  place,  daughter  of  Benjamin. 

17th  of  9th  mo.,  1767 — Aaron  Lancaster,  of  Westbury,  Long 
Island,  son  of  Thomas,  and  Sarah  Palmer,  of  Mamaroneck,  daughter 
of  Benjamin. 

15th  of  8th  mo.,  1764 — Josiah  Quinby,  of  North  Castle,  son  of 
Moses,  and  Phebe  Vail,  of  Rye,  daughter  of  Thomas. 

14th  of  10th  mo.,  1767 — Francis  Nash,  of  Greenwich,  and  Dorcas 
Sutton,  of  the  same  place,  daughter  of  John  Clapp. 

12th  of  6th  mo.,  1767 — Thomas  Vail,  jr.,  of  Westchester,  New 
York,  son  of  Thomas,  and  Sarah  Carpenter,  of  the  same  place,  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas. 

14th  of  1st  mo.,  1767 — Thomas  Hopkins,  jr.,  of  North  Castle,  son 
of  Thomas,  and  Zeruah  Palmer,  of  Greenwich,  Conn.,  dau.  of  Samuel. 

17th  of  3d  mo.,  1768 — Quinby  Cornell,  of  Phillips  Manor,  West- 
chester Co.,  and  Hannah  Underhill,  of  the  same  place,  dau.  of  Jacob. 

14th  of  12th  mo.,  1768 — Joseph  Carpenter,  of  Rye,  and  Mary  Clapp, 
of  Greenwich, 

18th  of  1st  mo., 1769 — Daniel  Tripp,  of  North  Castle,  son  of  Anthony, 
and  Mary  Palmer,  of  the  same  place,  daughter  of  Gilbert. 

18th  of  5tli  mo.,  1769 — David  Hallock,  co.  of  Suffolk,  Nassau  Island, 
N.Y.,  and  Grace  Burling,  Long  Beach,  Eastchestei-,  dau.  of  Edward. 

17th  of  5th  mo.,  1769 — James  Barnes,  of  the  Purchase,  Westchester 
Co. ,  son  of  Richard,  and  Ruth  Clapp,  of  North  Castle,  dau.  of  Benjamin. 

9th  of  6th  mo.,  1769 — Willet  Bowne,  of  Flushing,  L.  I.,  son  of  Wil- 
liam, and  Deborah  Cornell,  of  Mamaroneck,  daugliter  of  Benjamin. 

21st  of  12th  mo.,  1769 — Samuel  Underhill,  of  Phillipsburgh,  West- 
chester Co.,  son  of  Jacob,  and  Martha  Quinby,  of  North  Castle,  dau. 
of  Moses. 

18th  of  1st  mo.,  1770 — Richard  Titus,  of  Greenwich,  Conn.,  son  of 
John,  and  Rebecca  Burling,  of  Long  Beach,  Westchester  Co.,  daugh- 
ter of  Edward. 

19th  of  10th  mo.,  1709 — Horsman  Mollinex,  of  Rye,  and  Sarah 
Blackman,  of  North  Castle. 

6th  of  1st  mo.,  1765— Norris  Laurence,  of  Flushing,  L.  I,,  and  Ann 
Pell,  of  the  county  of  Westchester,  N.  Y.,  dauglJJ|jf  Caleb. 

15th  of  3d  mo.,  1770 — Elnathan  Thorn,  of  Nor!|^^tle,  and  Martha 
Weeks,  of  same  place,  daughter  of  Abel.  ^^B 

19th  of  12th  mo.,  1771 — John  Underhill,  of  Nfl^B  Castle,  son  of 
Benjamin,  and  Deborah  Dickenson,  of  same  place,  d^^of  Zebulon. 

15th  of  1st  mo.,  1772 — Edward  Underhill,  of  PhiHPsburgh,  West- 
chester Co.,  son  of  Jacob,  and  Jerusha  Barnes,  of  RyW  dau.  of  Samuel. 

20th  of  1st  mo.,  1773 — Jonathan  Dean,  of  the  Ninepartners,  Dutch- 
ess Co.,  and  Mary  Causter,  of  Westchester,  N.  Y.,  dau.  of  Joseph. 

16th  of  4th  mo.,  1772 — Joseph  Griffen,  of  Mamaroneck,  and  Jane 
Cornell,  of  Scarsdale,  Westchester  Co.,  daughter  of  Benjamin. 

21st  of  5th  mo.,  1772 — Nathan  Palmer,  of  Mamaroneck,  son  of  Ben- 
jamin, and  Mary  Cornell,  of  Scarsdale,  daughter  of  Peter. 


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14th  of  8th  mo.,  1772 — Henry  Whitson,  of  Oyster  Bay,  Long  Island, 
son  of  Henry,  and  Clemmy  Underhill,  of  Phillipsburgh,  daughter  of 
Abraham. 

21st  of  10th  mo.,  1773 — Francis  Marshall,  of  Greenwich,  son  of 
David,  and  Deborah  Dean,  of  Phillipsbnrgh,  Westchester  county, 
daughter  of  Samuel. 

19th  of  10th  mo.,  1774 — James  Tripp,  of  North  Castle,  son  of 
Anthony,  and  Sarah  Palmer,  of  Greenwich,  daughter  of  Samuel. 

16th  of  12th  mo.,  1773— Jesse  Weeks,  of  Courtland's  Manor,  West- 
chester county,  son  of  Joseph,  and  Sarah  Carpenter,  of  North  Castle, 
daughter  of  Joseph. 

20th  of  10th  mo.,  1774 — John  Gibb,  of  Phillipsburgh,  Westchester 
county,  and  Phebe  Cornell,  of  Scarsdale,  daughter  of  Benjamin. 

17th  of  3d  mo.,  1774 — Samuel  Hallock,  jr.,  of  Courtland's  Manor, 
Westchester  county,  and  Deborah  Birdsall,  of  Phillipsburgh,  daughter 
of  Zephaniah. 

10th  of  3d  mo.,  175S — Solomon  Fields,  of  Oblong,  Dutchess  county, 
son  of  Joseph,  and  Elizabeth  Vail,  of  Westchester,  daughter  of 
Samuel. 

18th  of  1st  mo.,  1775 — ^Benjamin  Hopkins,  of  North  Castle,  son  of 
Thomas,  and  Sarah  Palmer,  of  the  above  place,  daughter  of  Gilbert. 

Ijth  of  9th  mo.,  1774 — Joseph  Legget,  of  Phillipsburgh  Manor, 
son  of  Thomas,  and  Miriam  Haight,  of  the  same  place,  daughter  of 
Samuel. 

19th  of  7th  mo.,  1775 — Christian  Frits,  of  North  Castle,  and  Mar- 
garet Hopkins,  of  same  place,  daughter  of  Thomas. 

20th  of  7th  mo.,  1775 — Zebadiah  Dickinson,  of  North  Castle,  and 
Elizabeth  Powel,  of  the  same  place. 

16th  of  2d  mo.,  1774 — Thomas  Weekes,  of  Courtland's  Manor, 
Westchester  county,  and  Penelope  Cock,  of  ye  same  place,  daughter 
of  James. 

20th  of  12th  mo.,  1775— Matthew  Bowne,  of  city  of  New  York, 
merchant,  son  of  Samuel,  and  Elizabeth  Quinby,  of  Westchester,  New 
York,  daughter  of  Aaron. 

16th  of  8th  mo.,  1775 — Stephen  Cornell,  of  Scarsdale,  Westchester 
county,  and  Margaret  Haviland,  of  Harrison's  Purchase,  daughter  of 
William. 

16th  of  1st  mo.,  1777 — Benjamin  Haviland,  of  Harrison's  Purchase, 
and  Anne  Cornell,  of  Scai-sdale,  daughter  of  Benjamin. 

22d  of  10th  mo.,  1777 — John  Griften,  jr.,  of  North  Castle,  and 
Esther  Cromwell,  of  Harrison's  Purchase,  daughter  of  John. 

15th  of  5th  mo.,  1771 — David  Tuthill,  of  North  Castle,  and  Eliza- 
beth Hill,  of  the  same  place,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Underhill. 

19th  of  10th  mo.,  1775 — William  Birdsall,  of  Manor  of  Phillips- 
burgh, Westchester  county,  and  Sophia  Dickeyson,  of  North  Castle. 

4th  of  12th  mo.,  1776 — Richard  Burling,  of  Long  Beach,  West- 
chester county,  son  of  Edward,  and  Charity  Haviland,  of  Harrison's 
Purchase,  daughter  of  William. 

30th  of  9th  mo.,  1778 — James  Underhill,  of  Phillipsburg,  West- 
chester county,  son  of  Jacob,  and  Charity  Barnes,  of  Harrison's  Pur- 
chase, daughter  of  Samuel. 

16th  of  12th  mo.,  1778 — Burling  Martin,  of  Phillipsburgh  (late  of 
4 


50  Marriage  Records  of  the  Society  of  Friends.     [January, 

N.  Y.),  son  of  Isaac,  and  Gulielma  Hunt,  of  Westchester,  daughter 
of  Stephanas. 

15th  of  3d  mo.,  17S0— William  Clapp,  of  Oswego,  county  Dutchess, 
son  of  Tlioraas,  and  Deborah  13arnes,  of  Harrison's  Purchase,  daughter 
of  Samuel. 

h/  18th  of  5th  mo.,  1780 — Isaac  Thorn,  of  North  Castle,  son  of  Thomas, 
and  Rachel  Birdsall,  of  Phillipsbnrgh,  daughter  of  Zephaniah. 

I7th  of  2d  mo.,  1780 — Zophar  Griffin,  of  Courtland's  Manor,  West- 
chester county,  and  Deborah  Sutton,  of  same  jtlace. 

19th  of  1st  mo.,  1780 — James  Ilalstead,  of  Courtland's  Manor,  son 

of  Joshua,  and  Prudence  Merritt,  of  same  place,  daughter  of  Stephen. 

11th  of  2d  mo.,  1780 — James  Barker,  of  town  of  Dartmouth,  county 

of  Bristol,  Mass.,  son  of  William,  and  Mary  Leggett,   of  Manor  of 

Phillipsbnrgh,  daughter  of  Thomas. 

17th  of  Sth  mo.,  1780 — Joseph  AVeeks,  of  North  Castle,  and  Sarah 
Peas,  of  the  same  place. 

20th  of  r2th  mo.,  1780 — Stephen  Barnes,  of  Harrison's  Purchase, 
son  of  Samuel,  and  Hannah  Carpenter,  of  same  place,  dau.  of  Isaac. 
15th  of  3d  mo.,  1781 — Daniel  Cornell,  of  Pliillipsburgh,  son  of  Wil- 
liam, and  Elizabeth  Birdsall,  of  the  above  place,  daughter  of  Zepha- 
niah. 

19th  of  12th  mo.,  1781— Josiah  Cornell,  of  Pliillipsbitrgh,  West- 
chester county,  sou  of  William,  and  Susannah  l^ii-dsall,  of  Courtlaiul's 
Manor,  daughter  of  Zadocli. 

21st  of  2d  mo.,  1782 — Robert  Runnels,  of  North  Castle,  son  of 
John,  and  Ann  Ivipp,  of  Phillipsl)urgh,  daughter  of  Samuel  Haight. 

20th  of  r2th  mo.,  1781 — James  Deen,  of  Pliillipsburgh,  son  of  Sam- 
uel, and  Phebe  Sutton,  of  Courtland's  Manor,  daughter  of  John. 

9th  of  8th  mo.,  1781 — William  Cornell,  Jun.,  of  Phillipsbnrgh,  son 
of  William,  and  Estlier  Underhill,  of  Chappaqua,  daughter  of  Thomas. 
19th  of  12th  mo.,  1782 — Isaiah  Deen,  of  Pliillipsburgh,  son  of  Sam- 
uel, and  Elizabeth  Wood,  of  the  above  place,  daughter  of  Samuel. 

18tli  of  1st  mo.,  1764 — Uriah  Field,  of  Greenwich,  Conn.,  son  of 
Robert,  and  Mary  Quinb)^  of  Westchester,  daughter  of  Aaron. 

19th  of  3d  nio.,  1783 — Benjamin  Cornell,  of  Scarsdale,  son  of  Ben- 
jamin, and  Alice  Sutton,  of  Greenwich,  Conn.,  daughter  of  William. 

15th  of  Sth  mo.,  1782 — James  Cromwell,  of  Hai-rison's  Purchase, 
son  of  John,  and  Charlotte  Hunt,  of  Greenwich,  Conn,,  daughter  of 
Aaron. 

15th  of  5tli  mo.,  1782— William  Field,  of  Cortland's  Manor,  West- 
chester county,  son  of  Benjamin,  and  Hannah  Cromwell,  of  Harrison's 
Purchase,  daughter  of  John. 

26th  of  6th   mo.,   1783 — James  Quinby,    of  Westchester,    son   of 
Aaron,  and  Anna  Underhill,  of  the  place  aforesaid,  daughter  of  Jacob. 
15th  of  10th  mo.,  1783— Samuel  Cornell,   of  North  Castle,  son  of 
Joshua,  and  Eleanor  Hunt,  of  Westchester,  daughter  of  Aaron. 

19th  of  8th  mo.,  1784 — Robert  Dodge,  of  North  Castle,  and  Sarah 
Weeks,  of  the  same  place,  daughter  of  Joshua  Carpenter. 

21st  of    10th  mo.,  1784 — Josiah  Cornell,  of  Phillipsbnrgh,  son  of 
William,  and  Anne  Runells,  of  the  same  place,  daughter  of  Richardson. 
21st  of  10th  mo.,  1784 — Reuben  Haight,  of  Phillipsburgh,  son  of 
Samuel,  and  Susannah  Quinby,  of  North  Castle,  daughter  of  Moses. 


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20th  of  10th  mo.,  1V84— Moses  Quinby,  of  North  Castle,  son  of 
Samuel,  and  Abigail  Carpenter,  of  the  same  place,  dau.  of  Benedict. 

18th  of  5th  mo^,  IVS-I— Jesse  Field,  of  Harrison's  Precinct  or  Pur- 
chase, son  of  Stephen,  and  Phebe  Ilawxhurst,  of  Rye,  daughter  of 
Seamans  Ilawxhurst. 

19th  of  5th  mo.,  1785— Adam  Mott,  of  Cowneck,  township  of  N. 
Hempstead,  L.  I.,  son  of  Adam,  and  Anne  Mott,  of  Mamaroneck, 
daughter  of  James. 

NEW  YORK    MARRIAGES, 

From  the  Friends'  Records  of  Philadelphia. 
Communicated  by  William  Jolin  Potts,  Esq.,  of  Canaden,  N.  J. 

3d  mo.,  31,  1686 — Jolm  Delavall,  of  New  York,  merchant,  and 
Hannah  Lloyd,  dau.  of  Thomas,  of  the  same  Place,  "  at  the  house  of 
John  Bowne,  of  Flushing,  on  Long  Island. "  Witnesses  Thomas  Lloyd, 
Wm.  Richardson,  John  Bowne,  Mathew  Prior  and  40  others, 

Vth  mo.,  4,  1689 — Edward  Shippen,  of  Boston,  New  England, 
merchant,  and  Rebecca  Richardson,  late  of  New  York,  widow  of 
Francis  Richardson,  merchant,  deceased,  the  15th  of  5th  mo.,  1688,  at 
the  house  of  Walter  Newberry,  in  Rhode  Island.  Witnesses  Robert 
Hodson,  Henry  Bull,  Walter  Clark,  John  Dungan  and  58  others. 

6th  mo.,  12,  1686— Caspar  Hoet  («),  of  New  York,  tailor,  and 
Elizabeth  Delaplayne,  dau.  of  Nicholas  of  the  same  place,  ' '  at  the 
house  of  Thomas  Lloyd,  New  York."  Witnesses  Nicholas  and  Mary 
Delaplayne,  Thomas  Lloyd,  Miles  Forster,  Francis  Richardson,  John 
Delavall,  and  14  others. 

3d  mo.,  29,  1746 — Eden  Haydock  of  Phila.,  Glazier,  son  of  Robert, 
of  Long  Island,  and  Elizabeth  Forster,  dau.  of  Reuben,  of  said  city,  at 
Phila.  meeting.  Witnesses  Reuben,  Hannah,  Moses  and  Alice  Forster, 
John  Benson  and  31  others. 

Yth  mo.,  5,  1*751 — Thomas  Dobson,  of  New  York,  Shopkeeper,  son 
of  Thomas,  of  the  same  place,  deceased,  and  Margret  Newberry,  of 
Phila.,  dau.  of  Walter,  of  London,  deceased,  at  Phila.  meeting.  Wit- 
ifiggpg  Jane  and  Hannah  Hicks,  Israel  Pemberton,  jr.,  Rachel  Pember- 
oniind  47  others. 

7th  mo.,  8,  17  56 — John  Franklin,  of  New  York,  merchant,  son  of 
Thomas,  of  the  same  place,  and  Deborah  Morris,  dau.  of  Anthony,  jr., 
of  Phila.,  at  Phila.  meeting.  Witnesses  Thomas,  Walter,  Sarah  and 
Mary  Franklin.  Anthony  and  Phoebe,  grandparents,  Anthony,  jr., 
Elizabeth  and  Samuel  Morris  and  55  others. 

8th  mo.,  10,  1758 — John  Chandler,  of  Phila.,  carpenter,  son  of 
George,  of  New  York,  and  Elizabeth  Matlack,  dau.  of  Timothy,  of 
Phila.,  dec'd,  at  Phila.  meeting.  Witnesses  Phebe  and  Margret 
Chandler,  Timothy,  Josiah,  Titus  and  Seth  Matlack,  Reuben  Haines 
and  47  others. 

7th  mo.,  1,  1762 — Samuel  Franklin,  of  New  York,  merchant,  son  of 
Thomas,  of  the  same  place,  and  Esther  Mitchell,  dau.  of  Abraham, 
of  Phila.,  at  Phila.   meeting.     Witnesses  Mary,  Walter  and  Thomas 

{a)  A  "  Caspar  Hoodt  "  signs  as  a  witness  a  "  Delaplayne''  marriage,  1697,  • 


'"^toniJ 


52  Society's  Proceedings.  [January, 

Franklin,  Abraham,  Sarah,  Thomas,  Abraham,  jr.,  and  Ann  Mitchell 
and  71  others. 

11th  mo.,  4,  1762 — Henry  Haydock,  of  New  York,  merchant,  son 
of  Robert,  of  Rahway,  New  Jersey,  de'cd,  and  Hannah  Moode,  of 
Phila.,  dau.  of  William,  of  Phila  ,  dec'd,  at  Phila.  Witnesses  Eden, 
Elizabeth  and  John  Haydock,  Eleanor  Moode  and  54  others. 

2d  mo.,  15,  1763 — Thomas  Franklin,  jr.,  of  New  York,  merchant, 
son  of  Thomas,  of  the  same  place,  and  Mary  Rhoads,  dau.  of  Samuel, 
of  Phila.,  at  Phila,  meeting.  Witnesses  Samuel,  Elizabeth,  Samuel, 
jr.,  and  Hannah  Rhoads,  Walter,  Mary,  Deborah  Franklin  and 
57  others. 


THE  SOCIETY'S  PROCEEDINGS. 

A  Speciajl  Meeting  was  held  at  their  Rooms  on  the  3d  of  October,  1871. 
called  with  especial  reference  to  the  death  of  Mr.  John  S.  Gautier,  late  Recording 
Secretary.  A  Committee  was  appointed  to  prepare  resolutions  appropriate  to  the 
occasion,  and  Mr.  S.  Hastings  Grant,  on  behalf  of  the  Committee,  presented  the  fol- 
lowing, which  were  unanimously  adopted  : 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  the  Allwise  Disposer  of  human  events  to  remove 
from  us  our  early  associate  and  Recording  Secretary,  John  Stagg  Gautier. 

Resolved,  That  in  his  death  the  members  of  the  New  York  Genealogical  and 
Biographical  Society  mourn  the  loss  of  one  endeared  to  them  as  a  friend,  respected 
as  an  officer,  and  held  in  highest  estimation  for  his  manly  and  virtuous  qualities, 
as  evinced  in  all  their  intercourse  with  him. 

Resolved,  That  we  recognize  the  great  promise  held  out  to  our  deceased  fellow- 
member  ot  success  in  literary  pursuits  and  scholarly  attainments,  through  his 
marked  abilities  and  rare  energy— while  the  zeal  displayed  by  him  for  the  inter- 
ests of  this  Society,  calls  for  our  lasting  and  grateful'  remembrance  ;  in  token 
of  which  the  President  is  requested  to  prepare  a  memoir  of  our  late  lamented 
associate,  to  be  read  before  the  Society. 

Resolved,  That  we  have  reason  to  hope  and  believe  that,  next  to  a  happy  reliance 
upon  the  merits  of  his  Redeemer,  the  pleasure  he  has  taken  in  Antiquarian  and 
Genealogical  investigations,  and  in  the  promotion  by  every  means  in  his  power  of 
the  objects  of  this  Society,  and  the  occupation  of  his  mind  and  time  in  that  direction, 
has  tended  to  relieve  him  from  too  constant  a  contemplation  of  the  melancholy 
effects  and  certain  tendency  of  the  slow  and  insidious  disease  with  which  it 
appears  he  has  long  been  afflicted,  and  by  which  of  late  he  has  been  so  great 
a  sufferer. 

Resolved,  That  an  attested  copy  of  these  Resolutions  be  communicated  to  the 
family  of  Mr.  Gautier,  with  the  expression  of  our  sincere  sympathy  in  their 
deep  sorrow,  and  that  the  members  of  this  Society,  as  a  further  manifestation  of 
their  respect  and  esteem,  will  attend  his  funeral. 

Regular  Meeting  of  October  14, 1871.— Dr.  E.  B.  O'Callaghan,  first  Vice  President, 
presided.  Mr.  J.  J.  Latting  read  an  interesting  paper"  on  the  "  Wright  Family 
of  Long  Island  ;"  and  Dr.  O'Callaghan  gave  a  humorous  and  entertaining  sketch 
of  the  first  stone  house  in  the  city  of  Albany. 

At  the  Regular  Meeting  of  Novemher  11,  1871,  seven  gentlemen  were  elected 
as  resident  members.  The  President  announced  to  the  Society  the  election  of  Mr. 
Elliot  Sandford,  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  as  Recording  Secretary,  to  fill  the 
vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Mr.  J.  S.  Gautier.  Mr.  Chas.  H.  Hunt  then  read 
a  "  Sketch  of  the  Life  of  Hon.  Martin  Van  Buren,  ex-President  of  the  United  States," 
which  was  listened  to  with  the  greatest  interest. 

At  the  Regular  Meeting  of  December  9,  a  large  number  of  ladies  and  gentlemen 
being  present  by  invitation,  the  President,  Dr.  H.  R.  Stiles,  delivered  an  "Address, 
In  Memoriam  John  S.  Gautier" — which  is  published  in  the  present  number 
of  the  Record. 

The  Anmial  Meeting  was  held  January  4,  1872,  at  which  the  Annual  Reports 
of  the  Treasurer,  Librarian,  Secretaries,  and  Executive  Committee  were  dulv 
presented. 


1872.]  Notes  and  Queries.  53 

The  report  of  the  Treasurer  sliowed  the  receipts  of  the  Society  for  the  x^ast 
year  to  have  been  as  follows  : 

Balance  in  Treasury  Jan.  4th,  1871 $  10  3G 

For  annual  dues   175  00 

"    Initiation  fees  and  dues 110  00 

"    Commuted  fee  for  life  membership 43  00 

"    Interest  on  fund 25  26 

"    Sales  of  Record 18  84 

$382  40 

Disbursements — 

Paid  Publication  Committee $116  90 

Current  expenses 234  70 — $351  60 

Balance $30  86 

Perpetual  Fund  Account — 

Fees  for  life  membership,  prior  to  January  4,  1871 150 

Fees  for  life  membership,  prior  to  January  4,  1872 250 


The  Librarian  reported  as  follows  :  The  additions  to  the  Library  during  the 
year  have  been  whollv  by  Donation  and  by  Exchange,  and  consist  of  129 
Bound  Volumes,  596  Unbound  Volumes  and  Pamphlets,  71  Nos.  of  Magazines, 
9  Newspapers,  7  Manuscripts,  5  Autographs,  12  Law  Sheets,  and  1  Map.  Total 
accessions  830. 

The  Recording  Secretary  reported  that  at  this  date  there  were  71  Resident, 
94  Corresponding,  11  Life,  and  3  Honorary  Members — making  a  total  of  182 
members  of  all  classes. 

The  Society  then  proceeded  to  the  election  of  four  trustees,  which  resulted  as 
follows :  Elliot  Sandford  was  elected  to  fill,  for  an  unexpired  term  of  two  years, 
the  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Mr.  J.  S.  (lautier ;  and  Messrs.  J.  J.  Latting, 
Charles  B.  Moore  and' David  P.  Holton  were  re-elected. 


XOTES  AND  QUERIES. 

AsPDEN. — In  possession  of  the  Society,  by  gift  of  a  friend  (see  List  of  Donations 
in  this  number)  is  a  curious  eight-page  folio,  entitled.  Matthias  A»pden's  Succes- 
sion, consisting  of  three  tables,  showingthesaid  heirs  or  kindred,  by  (1)  kindred  of 
the  half-blood ;  (2)  kindred  of  the  whole  blood,  in  the  maternal  line  ;  and  (3) 
kindred  of  the  whole  blood  in  the  paternal  line,  all  in  the  third,  fourth  and 
fifth  degrees.  The  family  names  of  Harrison,  Hartley,  Hinchman,  Zane,  Rey, 
Packer,  Hammit,  Carter,  Cattel,  Vickers,  &c.,  occur  in  these  tables,  but  no  dates 
are  given.  Accompanying  this  printed  document,  however,  is  a  lithograph  fac- 
simile  of  the  last  will  and  testament  of  Matthias  Aspden,  and  dated  December  6. 
1791,  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  The  documents  are  curious,  with  various  codicils  and 
memoranda,  and  were  evidently  prepared  for  legal  use. 

Edmund  Burke. — The  following  extracts  from  the  Journals  of  the  General 
Assemblv  of  New  York  relate  to  this  distinguished  gentleman  : 

"  Die  'Mercurii,  10  ho.  A.  M.  the  20th  December,  1769.  A  motion  was  made  by 
Col.  Schuyler,  in  the  words  following,  viz.,  Mr.  Speaker,  I  move  that  Mr.  Edmund 
Burke  may  be  appointed  an  agent  for  this  colony,  in  the  room  of  Mr.  Charles. 
Resolved,  That  the  consideration  of  said  motion  be  postponed  till  Wednesday 
next. 

Hie  Jovis,  10  ho.  A.  M.  the  lith  January,  1770.  Resolved,  that  the  consideration 
of  Col.  Schuyler's  motion  of  the  20th  ultimo,  for  appointing  Mr.  Edmund  Burke 
agent  for  this  colonv,  in  the  room  of  Mr.  Charles,  be  postponed  till  Thursday  week. 

Die  Veneris,  10  ho.  A.  M.  the  2\st  Dec.  1770.  Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House, 
that  since  the  last  session  he  had  received  certain  accounts,  by  letters  from  Lon- 
don, of  the  death  of  Robert  Charles,  Esq.,  late  agent  for  this  colony.  Whereupon, 
the  House  being  of  opinion  that  it  is  highly  necessary  to  have  an  agent  to  transact 
the  affairs  of  the  colony  at  the  Court  of  great  Britain, 

Resolved,  therefore,  nemine  contradicente.  That  Edmund  Burke,  Esq.,  of  Londop, 
be  and  hereby  is  appointed  agent  for  this  colony  at  the  Court  of  Great  Britain,  in 


54  Notes  and  Queries.  [January, 

the  room  of  Robert  Charles,  Esq.,  deceased,  and  that  for  his  services  as  such  there 
be  allowed  him,  the  said  Edmund  Burke,  Esq.,  at  the  rate  of  five  hundred  pounds 
per  annum."  This  salary,  with  a  further  sum  of  one  hundred  and  forty  pounds  for 
contingencies,  was  regularly  voted  until  the  Revolution. 

Correspondence  of  Edi/timd  Burke. — By  the  Journals  of  the  Assembly  of  New 
York,  it  appears  that  a  regular  correspondence  was  carried  on  between  Mr.  Burke, 
as  agent  of  the  Province,  and  a  Committee  of  that  House.  This  correspondence  has 
never  been  published,  and  the  object  of  this  query  is  to  ascertain  whether  it  exists 
in  part  or  in  whole  in  the  hands  of  any  party  in  Great  Britain  or  Ireland  ;  and  if 
so,  whether  copies  would  be  allowed  to  be  taken  for  the  Archives  of  the  State  of 
New  York ";' 

Albany,  N.  Y.  E.  B.  O'Callaghan. 

Drake. — Can  your  Society  give  me  any  information  relative  to  the  American 
descendants  or  collateral  relatives  of  Sir  Francis  Drake  ?  It  is  known  that  he  had 
a  brother  in  this  city  about  1741,  who  was  killed  in  his  own  house  during  a  local 
riot  about  that  time. 

187  Greenwich  street.  N.  Y.  Charles  T.  Bruen. 

Men  of  Old  Fort  Schuyler  (Utica),  N.  Y.— This  is  the  title  of  two  lectures 
by  Dr.  M.  M.  Bagg,  of  Utica,  delivered  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  that 
city  on  the  evenings  of  the  21st  and  24th  November  last,  and  subsequently  pub- 
lished in  the  Utica  3Iorning  Herald.  We  welcome  them  as  an  interesting  and 
valuable  contribution  to  our  local  history.  The  author  well  merits  the  gratitude 
and  thanks  of  all  "  seekers  into  the  Past"  for  his  patient  and  conscientious  research, 
and  for  the  clear,  plain  and  unvarnished  •'  statement  of  facts  "  he  has  gathered  and 
given  us  respecting  the  first  settlers  of  Utica,  among  whom  were  Major  John 
Bettinger,  Col.  ,Nicholas  Smith,  Uriah  Alverson,  Peter  Smith,  father  of  Gerrit 
Smith,  Capt.  Stephen  Potter,  Benjamin  Plant,  John  Post,  Matthew  Hubbell, 
Benjamin  Ballon,  Gurdon  Burchard,  James  P.  and  Stephen  Dorchester.  Jason 
Parker,  Moses  Bagg,  James  S.  Kip,  Apollos  Cooper,  Samuel  Jewett,  Ezekiel 
Clark,  Dr.  Alexander  Coventry,  Watts  Sherman,  Judge  Nathan  Williams,  John 
Camp,  Erastus  Clark,  Francis  A.  Bloodgood,  Rev.  John  Hamniond,  Major  Benjamin 
Hinman,  John  E.  Hinman,  George  Macomber,  Bryan  Johnson,  and  Col.  Benjamin 
Walker.     We  hope  to  see  these  lectures  published  in  a  more  enduring  form. 

The  New  London  Historical  Society.— On  the  17th  of  October,  1871,  a 
number  of  the  citizens  of  the  county  of  New  London,  Conn.,  organized  a  Historical 
Society  under  a  charter  granted  by  the  State  Legislature.  The  following  gentle- 
men were  elected  oflicers  :  President,  Hon.  Lafayette  S.  Foster ;  Vice-Presidents, 
Judge  Charles  J.  INIcCurdy,  Dr.  Ashel  Woodword,  and  Col.  F.  B.  Loomis  ;  Advisory 
Committee,  Rev.  T.  P.  Field,  Rev.  H.  P.  Arms,  John  T.  Wait,  Geo.  W.  Goddard, 
Henry  J.  Gallup,  James  C.  Griswold,  Daniel  Lee,  Hiram  Willey,  H.  P.  Haven, 
Wm.  H.  Potter,  Learned  Hebard,  Richard  A.  Wheeler,  Rev.  T.  L.  Shipman,  John 
W.  Stedman,  Ralph  Wheeler,  Ledyard  Bill ;  Secretary,  John  P.  C.  Mather  ; 
Treasurer,  Wm.  H.  Rowe.  There  are  few  counties  in  New  England  which  afford 
a  more  interesting  field  for  historical  research  than  does  this.  Several  tribes  of  the 
aborigines  lived  within  the  county  limits,  and  many  valuable  relics  and  facts  relat- 
ing to  these  people  are  yet  within  the  reach  of  this  vicinity,  which  if  not  soon 
gathered  up  must  be  entirely  lost.  Revolutionary  history  and  relics  likewise 
abound,  and  only  need  the  sheltering  care  of  such  a  society  to  be  saved  for  all 
time.  Eminent  men  and  women,  in  nearly  all  the  walks  of  life,  have  had  their 
birthplaces  and  homes  here.  Jonathan  Trumbull,  Sidney  Deane,  and  Misses  Hunt- 
ington and  Caulkins  were  of  this  county.  Indeed  to  this  latter  name  special  honor 
is  due,  since  it  was  through  her  unwearied  efforts  and  painstaking  fidelity  that 
material — covering  the  histories  of  the  cities  of  Norwich  and  New  London — was 
collected,  and  under  the  generous  patronage  of  her  half-brother,  Henry  P. 
Haven,  published  in  two  large  and  handsome  volumes.  Mr.  Haven,  we  may  add, 
was  perhaps  the  most  prominent  in  the  procurement  of  the  society's  charter.  The 
place  of  meeting  has  been  fixed  at  New  London,  this  city  having  tendered  the 
society  the  use  of  a  room  in  the  townhall. 

Potts. — "  Thomas  Potts,  his  wife  and  children"  came  to  Burlington,  N.  J.,  Dec. 
1678,  in  the  good  ship  Shield.  It  is  known  that  his  wife's  name  was  Ann  ;  that 
he  had  a  son  Thomas  ;  was  "  father-in-law,"  old  term  for  "  step-father,"  to  Ruth 
Kettle,  wife  of  Thos.  Bibb ;  that  he  was  a  tanner,  and  resided  at  Burlington  to 
March  14,  1699,  perhaps  later,  and  is  supposed  to  have  been  a  Baptist. 


1872.]  Announcements.  55 

From  what  part  of  England  was  he  ?  What  were  the  names  of  his  children  ? 
his  wife's  maiden  name,  and  date  of  marriage  ? 

Several  genealogies  claiming  to  be  of  "  Thomas  Potts,  of  the  Shield,  and  his 
descendants"  have  been  written,  one  stating  him  to  be  the  same  person  persecuted 
for  his  faith,  in  Cheshire,  Eng.,  1653,  mentioned  in  Besse's  Hist,  of  the  Persecution 
of  the  Quakers.  These  genealogies  can  be  proved  to  be  utterly  erroneous  and 
imaginary. 

Camden,  N.  J.  w.  ,T.  P. 

The  Strong  Genealogy,  by  Prof.  Benj.W.  Dwight,  of  Clinton,  N.  Y.,  is  now 
ready  for  delivery.  Instead  of  1,200  pages,  as  promised,  the  work  makes  two  thick 
volumes  of  800  pages  each,  finely  printed  on  tinted  paper,  with  19  portraits,  and 
is  the  largest  family  history  ever  published.  Notwithstanding  the  increased 
magnitude  of  the  work,  it  is  furnished  to  actual  subscribers  at  the  stipulated 
price  of  $12  a  copy,  by  Joel  Munsell.  Publisher,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
We  expect  to  speak  more  fully  of  this  work  in  the  next  number. 
Symmes. — Information  wanted  concerning  Rev.  Timothy  Symmes,  who  removed 
from  East  Haddam,  Conn.,  to  Riverhead,  L.  I.,  about  1740-42 ;  from  thence,  in 
1746,  to  Connecticut  Farms,  and  New  Providence,  N.  J.,  where  he  labored  until 
1750.  Any  facts  concerning  him,  while  at  an}^  of  these  places,  and  particulars  and 
dates  of  death,  &c.,  will  be  acceptable  to  Robert  F.  Clarke,  Box  P.  Cincinnati,  O. 


AN>TOUNCEMENTS. 

genealogies,  biographies,  local  histories,  in  preparation. 

Anderson. — Alex.  D.  Anderson,  Attorney  and  Counsellor-at-Law,  210  North 
3d  street,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  is  collecting  materials  concerning  this  family. 

Doty  and  Doughty. — Mr.  Ethan  Allan  Doty,  No.  123  William  street,  N.  Y., 
City,  in  connection  with  Rev.  Silas  Ketchum,  of  Bristol,  N.  H.,  is  engaged  in  com- 
piling a  genealogy  of  the  Doty  and  Doughty  families  in  this  country  ;  the  former 
principally  in  the  line  of  Edward  Dotey  or  Doten,  who  came  over  in  the  Mayflower, 
and  whose  descendants  have  settled  in  New  England  and  Nova  Scotia ;  and  the 
latter  in  the  line  chiefly  of  Rev.  Francis  Doughty,  who  first  settled  in  Taunton, 
Mass.,  and  being  driven  thence  on  account  of  his  religious  views  he  settled  in 
Maspeth  L.  I.,  about  the  year  1640,  whence  he  afterward  went,  it  is  believed,  to 
Maryland. 

Poster. — Edward  Jacob  Foster,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.,  is  preparing  a  genealogy 
of  the  descendants  of  Reginald  Foster  or  Forster,  who  settled  in  Ipswich,  Mass., 
about  the  year  1638,  and  left,  at  his  death,  in  1681,  five  sons. 

Grant  and  Burt. — A.  H.  Burnham,  of  L<Migmeadow,  Mass.,  has  compiled  a  gene 
alogy  of  Matthew  Grant,  the  Emigrant,  through  his  daughter  Priscilla,  who  mar- 
ried Michael  Humphrey  ;  also,  one  of  the  descendants  of  Henry  Burt,  of  Springfield, 
Mass.,  together  with  a  number  of  short  genealogies  of  families  connected  with 
the  Burnham  family  down  to  their  point  of  junction  therewith. 

Stout. — In  Materials  towards  a  History  of  the  Baptists  of  Neto  Jersey,  by  Mor- 
gan Edwards,  A.  M.,  Phila.,  1792,  there  is  consideral)le  interesting  matter 
relative  to  the  Stout  family. 

Sherioood. — Mrs.  E.  Sherwood,  1516  South  8th  street  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  a  descend- 
ant of  Dr.  Thomas  Sherwood,  who  emigrated  to  Stratford,  Conn.,  from  Not- 
tinghamshire, England,  is  collecting  matter  relative  to  the  history  of  the  family . 
A  younger  brother,  Andrew,  emigrated  to  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Rev.  Henry  M.  Dexter,  of  the  Congregationalist,  is  now  in  England,  collecting- 
material  for  an  exhaustive  history  of  the  founding  of  the  New  England  Colonies, 
with  special  reference  to  the  religious  ideas  out  of  which  the  foundation  of  the 
colonies  grew. 

Harlem,  N.  Y. — It  is  well  known  to  most  of  our  readers  that  Mr.  James  Riker 
has  for  several  years  been  engaged  upon  a  History  of  of  this  portion  of  New  York 
Island.  We  learn  that  he  has  the  work  so  far  advanced  as  to  have  a  first  volume, 
comprising  the  period  from  A.  D.  1609  to  1674,  about  ready  for  press. 

A  work  of  great  local  interest  and  importance  is  shortly  to  be  published,  in  a 
limited  edition  of  350  copies,  by  G.  P.  Putnam  &  Sons  :  "  The  Old  Families  and 
Customs  of  New  York,"  by  Bishop  Kip,  now  of  California.  It  will  include  the 
Bishop's  entertaining  paper,  published  in  Putnam's  Magazine,  on   New  York 


56  Announcements.  [January,  1872. 

Society  in  Olden  Time,  and  another,  printed  in  the  Genealogical  Record,  on  traces 
of  American  lineacfe  in  England,  with  some  new  matter  on  like  subjects,  and  will 
be  of  especial  inteTest  to  the  old  families  of  New  York.  It  will  be  finelj'  gotten 
up  and  sold  to  subscribers  at  $3. 

A  History  of  Middletown,  Conn.,  with  genealogies  brouglit  down  to  the  present 
century,  by  Chas.  H.  S.  Davis,  M.  D.,  author  of  a  history  of  Wallingford  and 
Meriden,  will  be  issued  in  an  8vo  of  about  800  pages  ;  also.  The  Poetical  Works  of 
Richard  Alsop,  with  an  account  of  his  life,  edited  by  Chas.  H.  S.  Davis,  M.  D. 

Kennedy. — The  last  literary  work  of  the  late  Henry  T.  Tuckerman  was  the  pre- 
paration for  publication  of  the  remaining  works  of  Hon.  John  P.  Kennedy,  for  all 
of  which,  as  well  as  for  the  writing  of  his  biography,  Mr.  Tuckerman  had  wholly 
refused  to  accept  remuneration.  They  were  old,  old  friends.  He  was  so  anx- 
iously careful  about  this  work,  that,  on  that  very  Saturday  night,  from  his  death- 
bed he  scril)bled  a  letter  to  his  old  friend  and  publisher,  Mr.  Putnam,  about  the 
forthcoming  volumes.  It  was  the  last  putting  of  pen  to  paper  of  the  veteran  critic, 
and  only  a  few  of  the  first  words  can  be  deciphered. 

Sumter,  Turnbull,  Weniyss.—Mv.  Lyman  C.  Dra])er.  Corresponding  Secretary  of 
the  State  Historical  Society  of  Wisconsin,  Madison,  Wis.,  has  returned  lately  from 
a  five  mouths'  tour  in  the  Southern  States,  made  for  the  purpose  of  collecting  and 
perfecting  material  for  a  biography  of  General  Thomas  Sumter,  of  Revolutionary 
fame,  together  Avith  notices  of  other  prominent  officers  who  served  with  him,  and 
also  of  some  of  his  prominent  opponents.  Among  these  latter  he  especially 
desires  information  of  Col.  George  Turnbull,  mentioned  in  Sabine's  Loyalists, 
who  lived  awhile  after  the  war  in  or  near  New  York  City.  Other  facts  concerning 
tliis  latter  portion  of  his  life,  and  of  his  death,  &;c.,  are  desired — likewise  of  Major 
(afterward  Col.)  Wemyss.  who  died  in  New  York  City  about  1833  or  1834.  Much 
of  the  material  for  Mr.  Draper's  proposed  work  was  gathered  some  35  years  since, 
when  facilities  were  more  abundant  than  now — and  we  cannot  but  expect,  from 
Ms  experience  and  industry,  an  entertaining  and  valuable  history  of  one  of  the 
best  of  our  Revolutionary  offi  ers.  H.  K.  s. 

The  History  of  Printing  in  America,  with  a  Biography  of  Printers, -and  an 
Account  ofNewspape/rs,  d-c.,by  Isaiah  Thomas,  LL.  D. — The  American  Antiquarian 
Society  propose  to  issue  from  Munsell's  Press  a  new  edition  of  this  rare  and 
valuable  work,  from  a  revised  copy  left  by  the  author.  An  appendix  will  contair 
entirely  new  articles  upon  early  printing  in  Spanish  America  and  the  United 
States  ;  a  list  of  publications  in  the  United  States  prior  to  1776  ;  and  other  matter 
of  later  information  relating  to  printers  and  printing  on  this  continent.  This 
edition  will  make  two  vols.  8vo,  of  about  500  pages  each,  and  will  be  printed 
In  a  manner  worthy  of  its  subject,  and  creditable  to  the  American  press.  The 
price  will  be,  to  subscribers,  $7.50  in  cloth,  $10  in  half  turkey  morocco. 

Ihe  History  of  the  Land  Titles  of  Hudson  County,  New  Jersey,  1609-1871.  By 
Charles  II.  Wlnjield,  Counsellor-at-Law.  New  York,  Wynkoop  &  Hallenbeck, 
1872,  8vo. — We  happened,  the  other  day  at  the  printer's,  upon  the  sheets  of  this 
work,  which  will  be  ready  for  distribution  within  a  month,  and  which  seemed  to 
us  one  of  the  most  laboriously  and  carefully  constructed  books  which  we 
have  ever  met.  Mr.  W.  has  reprinted  verbatim  et  literatim,  and  with  full  reference 
to  the  original  paging,  etc.,  the  old  Freeholders'  Book  of  1764,  relating  to  all  the 
land  titles  of  Old  Bergen,  now  known  as  Hudson  Co.,  N.  J.  He  has  prefaced  it  with 
several  chapters  of  great  value  and  interest  on  land  titles  under  the  Dutch,  and 
under  the  King  ;  the  history  of  Town  Lands ;  and  in  certain  special  patents ;  and  has 
supplemented  the  whole  with  a  most  carefully  prepared  transcript  of  the  records 
of  births,  marriages  and  deaths,  taken  from  the  books  of  the  Reformed  Church 
of  Bergen.  Every  page  of  the  work  is  rich  with  elaborate  antiquarian  annotation, 
biographical  and  genealogical  matter,  gleaned  from  many  authentic  sources,  both 
official  and  private,  in  New  York  and  New  Jersey.  It  is  also  illustrated  with  no 
less  than  twenty-two  maps  and  diagrams  of  old  patents  and  farms,  and  is  indeed 
unique  in  its  way.  New  York  must  share  with  New  Jersey  the  interest  and 
pleasure  of  a  volume  so  rich  in  memorials  of  the  old  Dutch  families  whose  affilia- 
tions connect  them  with  both  States ;  and  New  York  and  New  England  may  well 
take  a  lesson  from  this  New  Jersey  laborer,  who  has  so  deftly  tripled  the  value 
of  land  records  with  the  results  of  his  biographical  and  genealogical  researches. 
The  volume  is  most  handsomely  printed,  we  believe  at  the  expense  of  the  free- 
holders of  Hudson  County. 


THE    NEW    YORK 

imcalogical  an^  biographical  '§tmk 


Vol.  III. 


XEW    YORK,    APRIL,    1872. 


No.  2. 


JOHN     CHAMBERS, 

OxE  OF  THE  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  PR0Vi>fCE  of  New  York,  (a) 

By  E.  B.  O'Callaghan,  M.  D. 

Akms — Gides  a  chevron 
between  three  escallop 
shells  or.  Ckest — A 
griffin  segreant  azure, 
armed  and  langned 
gules,  holding  an  es- 
callojj  shell  of  the 
same.  Motto —  Vin- 
cit  Veritas,  {i) 

John  Chambers,  son 
of  Aclmii-cil  Wilham 
Chambers,  was  licensed 
an  attorney-at-law  in 
New  York  7th  April, 
1723. 

The  earliest  case  of 
any  note  in  which  he 
appeared,  was  in  the 
famous  trial  of  Zeuger, 
for  libel,  whose  counsel 
having  been  excluded 
by  the  Court,  the  latter 
assigned  Mr.  Chambers  to  defend  the  accused.  Mr.  Chambers,  says 
Smith,  was  more  distinguished  for  a  knack  at  haranguing  a  jury  than 
his  erudition  in  the  law.     Through  his  exertions  on  the  occasion  in 

(a)  '  Chamberlayne,  in  Latin  Caiuerarius,  hence  the  Scotch  names  Chalmers  and  Cham 
bers,  and  the  Spanlsli  Camara." — Anderson  on  Sitrnames,  p.  55. 

(6)  Blazoned  from  J»Ir.  Justice  Chambers'  book  plate,  and  a  sketch  in  color,  dated 
1745,  which  belonged  to  him;  both  of  which  are  now  in  possession  of  the  present  Au- 
gustus Van  Cortlandt,  of  Yonkers. 


58  John  Chambers.  [April, 

question,  he  obtained  a  rule  for  a  struck  jury  from  the  list  of  free- 
holders, and,  notwitlistanding  the  above  sneer,  succeeded  in  having  the 
list  corrected  which  had  been  previously  tampered  Avith  by  the  Sheriif. 
This  was  the  limit  of  Mr.  Chambers'  service  to  Zenger,  for  the  latter's 
friends,  who  evidently,  by  their  writings  and  lampoons,  had  brought 
him  into  trouble,  employed  Mr.  Hamilton  as  his  counsel,  through 
whose  efforts  his  acquittal  was  eventually  secured. 

Mr.  Chambers  was  married  by  license  dated  2Gth  March,  1737,  to 
Anne,  dau.  of  Col.  Jacobus  Van  Cortlandt,  of  Yonkers,  and  Eva  Phi- 
lipse.  By  this  marriage  he  became  connected  with  the  Jay  and  De 
Peyster  families,  as  well  as  with  those  of  Van  Cortlandt,  De  Lancey, 
Van  Eensselaer,  Schuyler,  and  Philipse ;  {c)  all  exercising  much  influ- 
ence in  the  affairs  of  the  Colony.  A.  few  years  after  this  marriage 
he  w^as  appointed  Clerk  of  the  Common  Council  of  New"York,by  com- 
mission dated  5th  Nov.,  1739. 

On  the  death  of  Mr.  Justice  Phillipse,  Gov.  Clinton  offered  the  vacant 
seat  on  the  bench  to  Mr.  Chambers,  who  declined  the  place  unless  it 
was  conferred  "during  good  behaviour"  instead  of  '-during  pleasure," 
as  the  commissions  had  heretofore  run.  It  had  always  been  the  policy 
of  the  colonial  government,  for  political  reasons,  to  hold  the  judiciary 
dependent  on  the  crown.  j\Ir.  Chambers,  perceiving  the  danger  of  such 
a  tenure  to  the  rights  and  liberties  of  the  people,  adduced  such  strong 
reasons  against  it  as  to  convince  the  governor  of  the  necessity  of  grant- 
ing the  office  to  him  during  good  behaviour.  He  was  accordingly 
appointed  second  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court,  30th  July,  1751, 
"  purely  for  his  integrity,  and  to  the  universal  satisfaction  of  the  whole 
province." 

This  appointment  under  this  tenure  was  subsequently  (20th  Nov., 
1751)  approved  by  the  Earl  of  Holderncss,  principal  Secretary  of  State; 
and  Smith  admits  that  it  strengthened  the  party  of  the  governor,  who 
further  testified  his  regard  for  Mr.  Chambers  by  recommending  him 
for  a  seat  in  the  Council  '•  as  a  gentleman  of  unexceptionable  character 
and  opulent  fortune,  strongly  attached  to  his  Majesty,  and  perfectly 
skilled  in  the  constitution  of  oiir  province."  "He  has  often  been  re- 
quested," adds  Gov.  Clinton,  "to  represent  tbis  city,  and  would  have 
been  elected  without  the  least  opposition,  but  he  declined,  thinking 
that  he  could  be  of  more  immediate  service  to  his  Majesty  in  the  Coun- 
cil than  in  the  Assembly."  He  was  accordingly  called  to  the  Council  by 
mandamus  dated  24th  January,  1752,  and  took  his  seat  at  the  board 
on  the  8tli  May  following.  On  the  1st  May,  1753,  he  resigned  the 
office  of  Clerk  of  the  Common  Council,  in  which  position  he  was  suc- 
ceeded by  his  protege  and  nephew,  Augustus  Van  Cortlandt,  who  held 
the  office  for  the  remainder  of  the  colonial  period.  In  1757  Mr.  Cham- 
bers was  a  member  of  the  Congress  at  Albany,  convened  for  the  pur- 
pose of  forming  a  Confederate  Union  of  the  British  American  Colonies. 

It  was  whilst  a  member  of  the  Council  that  a  bill  was  sent  up  from  the 
Assembly  in  December,  1757,  "to  empower  justices  of  the  peace  to  try 
causes  to  the  value  of  five  pounds  and  under,  and  for  repealing  the  two 

(c)  Mrs.  Stephen  De  Lancey,  the  mother  of  Chicf-Jnstice  De  Lancey;  Mrs.  John 
Schuyler,  the  mother  of  Gen.  Philip  Schuyler;  and  Mrs.  KilianYan  Rensselaer,  the  mo- 
ther of  the  then  Patroon,  were  all  first-cousins  of  Mrs.  Chambers,  being  daughters  of 
Stephanus,  the  eldest  brother  of  Jacobus  Van  Cortlandt. 


1872.]  John  Chambers.  59 

acts  therein  mentioned."  This  was  commonly  known  as  the  "  Five 
Pound  Act."  Such  a  hiw  had  been  originally  passed  in  1754,  but  being 
temporary,  this  bill  Avas  introduced,  in  compliance  with  the  popular 
wish  to  continue  or  revive  the  jurisdiction  of  these  local  courts,  and  to 
extend  its  provisions  to  the  city  of  New  York.  It  at  once  aroused  a 
strong  and  earnest  opposition  on  the  part  of  the  lawyers,  who  oljjected 
to  it  as  contrary  to  the  principles  of  the  common  law  and  to  the  prac- 
tice in  England.  They  also  denounced  it  as  demoralizing  and  encour- 
aging litigation,  and  as  oppressive  of  the  poor.  They  particularly  de- 
nounced the  bill  as  subversive  of  the  rights  of  the  corporations  of  the 
cities  of  New  York  and  Albany;  which,  by  their  charters,  were  author- 
ized to  hold  courts  for  the  trial  of  causes" above  forty  shillings,  wliose 
officers  held  their  places  by  patent,  in  virtue  of  which  they  received  fees 
authorized  by  law;  and  as  the  proposed  act  would  alu'idge  tlie  business 
of  these  city  courts,  these  officers  would  thus  be  deprived  of  a  part  of 
their  estates  by  an  ex  post  facto  laAv,  without  compensating  them  in  re- 
turn for  the  loss  their  incomes  should  sustain.  The  clerks  of  these 
courts,  they  conclude,  "  are  worthy  gentlemen  in  the  law,  whose  opinions 
are  valuable  to  the  public  by  rendering  the  course  of  justice  more  regu- 
lar and  despatchful,  and  protecting  it  against  barbarism  and  injustice." 
These  reasons  so  intluenced  the  Council  that  the  latter  struck 
out  the  repealing  clause,  and  amended  the  bill  by  adding  the  following 
proviso : — 

"  Provided  always  that  nothing  in  this  act  contained  shall  extend,  or 
be  construed  to  extend,  to  abridge,  alter,  or  lessen  the  powers,  rights, 
and  privileges  and  methods  of  proceedings  of  the  Mayors,  Eecorders, 
and  Aldermen  of  the  cities  of  New  York,  Albany,  and  the  borough  of 
Westchester,  or  any  of  them,  which  they  or  any  of  them  were  entitled 
to  before  the  making  hereof;  anything  herein  to  the  contrary  notwith- 
standing." 

The  bill  thus  amended  was  sent  to  the  Assembly,  and  was  enacted 
16th  December,  1758. 

Our  motive  for  dwelling  at  such  length  on  the  history  of  this  law  is 
not  on  account  of  any  importance  that  belongs  to  it,  but  to  expose  the 
injustice  done  subsequently  to  Mr.  Chambers  by  Mr.  Smith  in  his  His- 
tory-of  Neiv  York  (vol.  2,  p.  329).     He  says: 

"  One  of  the  main  sticklers  in  the  Council  for  amending  the  bill  was 
Mr.  Chambers,  the  profits  of  whose  office  as  town  clerk  of  the  capital 
would  be  greatly  abridged  by  the  commission  of  all  causes  between 
forty  shillings  and  five  pounds,  before  cognizance  [cognizant  ?]  in  the 
Mayor's  Court,  to  a  single  justice  of  the  peace.  This  was  the  motive 
for  amending  the  bill." 

Now,  when  the  facts  were  that  Mr.  Chambers  had  resigned  the  "office 
of  town  clerk  of  the  capital  nearly  seven  years  before  the  passage  of 
this  "  Five  Pound  Act;"  that  Mr.  Smith  himself  was  one  of  the  signers 
of  the  remonstrance,  and,  as  is  proved  by  the  record,  "  one  of  the  main 
sticklers"  for  the  vested  rights  of  the  "town  clerk  of  the  capital,"  we 
cannot  but  express  our  astonishment  at  his  untruthfulness  and  incon- 
sistency in  attributing  a  false  motive  to  Mr.  Chambers  in  amending  a 
bill  precisely  in  compliance  with  the  suggestions,  and  to  remove  one  of 
the  objections  Mr.  Smith  himself  had  made.     The   truth  is,  Mr.  Smith 


60  John  Chambers.  [April, 

wrote,  in  this  instance  as  in  many  others,  as  a  partizan,  and  not  as  an 
unprejudiced  historian. 

'ilie  passions  of  the  day  and  the  prejudice  of  the  historian  were  not 
confined  to  hostility  to  Mr.  Chambers.  This  extended  to  his  rehitives. 
Before  the  Assembly  adjourned,  "  care  was  taken  to  intimidate  and 
weaken  the  influence  of  Mr.  De  Peyster,  the  treasurer,  and  his  powerful 
connections  in  the  interest  of  his  brother-in-law  Chambers,  l)y  stating 
an  account  between  him  and  the  Colony,  according  to  which  he  (the 
treasurer)  appeared  to  be  a  debtor  to  the  public  in  1757  for  above 
£30,000."  {d ) 

The  last  occurrence  which  brought  Mr.  Chambers'  name  before  the 
public  was  the  death  of  Chief- Justice  De  Lancey,  in  17G0.  ^Ir.  Cham- 
bers, who  had  now  been  nine  years  on  the  bench,  and  next  in  rank  to 
thedeceased,naturally  considered  himself  entitled  to  promotion  to  the  va- 
cant chief-justiceship!  He  accordingly  presented  a  memorial,  asking  for 
the  appointment,  to  Mr.  Colden,  then  administrator  of  the  government, 
who  referred  it  to  the  lords  of  trade,  "  as  he  was  not  a  competent  judge 
of  the  proper  qualifications  of  a  chief-justice;"  though  the  fact  appears 
that  Avhen  he  thus  declared  his  "incompetency"  to  elect  such  a  judge, 
he  had  already  offered  the  place  to  William  Smith,  8r.,  upon  whose  re- 
fusal Mr.  Colden  took  up  the  resolution  to  refer  it  to  the  minister.  At 
the  next  session  of  the  Legislature  a  bill  was  passed  providing  that 
judges  should  hold  their  commissions  "during  good  behaviour." 
Though  prompted  by  the  general  wish  of  the  people,  that  the  judges 
might  be  rendered  independent  of  the  crown, and  that  "the  vacancy  in 
the  chief  seat  on  the  bench  should  be  no  longer  left  open,"  says  Smith, 
"to  the  danger  of  a  succession  in  favor  of  such  mean  ministerial  hire- 
lings as  had  been  sent  to  New  Jersey,"  the  bill  failed  to  become  a  law ; 
Mr.  Colden  having  already  made  up  his  mind  that  the  judges  should  be 
dependent  on  the  crown. 

The  confusion  which  ensued  threatened  the  closing  of  the  courts 
and  the  discontinuance  of  legal  process.  Mr.  Chambers  had  already 
maintained  that  judges'  commissions  should  be  "during  good  beha- 
viour." The  Assembly  refused  to  vote  the  salaries  of  the  judges  unless 
they  held  their  commissions  under  tluit  tenure.  Colden,  on  the  other 
hand,  attributed  this  refusal  to  the  expectation  on  the  part  of  the  As- 
sembly that  it  would  thus  force  him  to  appoint  a  person  to  the  chief- 
justiceship  "  who  is  ambitious  of  the  office,  and  on  such  terms  as  he 
likes."  In  the  mi^st  of  this  controversy,  Mr.  Pownal,  Secretary  of  the 
Board  of  Trade,  to  whom  he  had  been  useful  when  Governor  of  ilassa- 
chusetts,  obtained  a  royal  mandamus  for  the  appointment  of  Benjamin 
Pratt,  a  Boston  lawyer,  and  an  entire  stranger  to  the  New  York  bar 
and  people. 

The  October  term  of  the  Court  being  close  at  hand,  and  Mr._  Pratt 
not  having  yet  arrived,  Mr.  Colden,  dreading  the  interruption  in  the 
administration  of  justice,  declared  that  unless  the  judges  would  take 
out  neAv  commissions  "  during  pleasure,"  he  would  appoint  others.  To 
the  surprise  of  the  whole  country,  Judges  Cham])ers  and  Jones  con- 
sented, and  they  were  commissioned  14th  October,  1761,  but  only  pro  hac 
vice,  to  save  the  term.  No  distress  could  exceed  that  of  Mr.  Chambers 
the  instant  he  discovered  the  public  disapprobation  of  his  conduct. 

{d)  Smith's  Hist.  N.  Y.,  vol.  ii.,  p.  330. 


1872.]  John  Chambers.  61 

The  term  was  no  sooner  ended  than  Mr.  Pratt  arrived.  He  was  re- 
ceived with  contempt  and  displeasure.  His  commission  as  chief-jus- 
tice bears  date  lltli  November,  17G1.  Mr.  Chaml)ers  then  offered  his 
first  commission  to  Gov.  Monckton,  who  at  the  time  dechned  any 
agency  in  the  civil  dejiartment,  and  nothing  was  left  for  him  but  to 
send  his  formal  resignation,  on  the  19th  November,  on  the  plea  "that 
he  was  advanced  in  years,  and  was  labouring  under  many  infirmities." 
He  survived  this  resignation  not  quite  three  years. 

Judge  Chambers  made  his  will  20th  January,  17G4,  which  was  proved 
1st  May,  1764.  He  directs  that  his  body  be  decently  interred  in  Trinity 
Church,  of  which  he  was  vestryman  from  1723  to  1757,  and  warden  from 
1757  to  his  death,  and  that  after  his  wife's  death,  "and  not  before,"  the 
sum  of  £1,000,  N.  Y.  currency,  be  paid  to  the  Rector  and  inhabitants 
of  the  city  of  New  York  in  communion  with  the  Church  of  England 
as  by  law  established,  in  trust,  "  that  they  shall  in  husbandlike  manner 
apply  and  lay  out  the  same  toward  the  support  and  carrying  on  the 
charity  school  in  the  city  of  New  Y'ork  noAV  under  their  care  and  in- 
spection, according  to  tlieir  best  discretion.  Item,"  he  proceeds  to  say, 
"  I  give,  &c.,  to  Augustus  Van  Cortlandt,  whom  I  brought  up,  one-half  of 
all  my  law  books  and  manuscripts,  and  the  other  moiety  or  half  of  said 
books  and  MSS.  to  John  Jay,  son  of  Peter  Jay,  my  Ijrother-in-law ;  to 
my  wife,  Ann,  all  my  lands  whatsoever  and  wheresoever  during  her 
lil^e,  together  with  the  land  called  Cheescocks  in  Orange  county,  which 
I  purchased  of  Mrs.  Elizalieth  Denn,  dec'd,  and  likewise  the  lands  to 
which  I  am  entitled  in  right  of  my  said  wife  from  her  father.  Col.  Ja- 
cobus Van  Cortlandt,  dec'd.  After  my  wife's  death,  I  give  the  dwell- 
ing-house in  which  I  now  live,  with  the  ground,  water  lot  and  appur- 
tenances, to  the  said  Augustus  Van  Cortlandt,  and  the  tenement  and 
ground  adjoining  the  house  wherein  I  now  live,  called  my  office,  which 
I  purchased  from  Col.  Frederick  Philipse  and  the  children  of  John 
Cruger,  with  the  stable,  t&c,  thereunto  belonging,  likewise  the  dwell- 
ing-house and  lot  in  the  West  Ward  of  New  York  in  which  said  Van 
Cortlandt  now  lives.  Furthermore,  to  the  said  Augustus  Van  Cort- 
landt and  his  sister,  Mrs.  Eve  White,  (e)  and  to  Ann,  daughter  of  said 
Eve  (after  my  wife's  death),  all  my  lands,  tenements,  &c.,  lying  in  Mont- 
gomery Ward,  N.  Y.,  during  their  lives,  and  to  the  longest  liver  of 
them ;  and  in  case  the  said^Ann  White  die  under  the  age  of  twenty- 
one,  I  give  her  share  to  her  mother ;  to  James  Van  Cortlandt,  Augustus 
Van  Cortlandt,  and  Frederick  Van  Cortlandt,  three  brothers  (after  my 
wife's  death),  all  the  rest  and  residue  of  my  real  estate  not  before  other- 
wise disposed  of,  as  tenants  in  common,  that  is  to  say,  one-third  to 
each.  To  my  dear  wife  Ann,  I  give  all  my  household  stuff  and  furni- 
ture, plate,  ready  money,  negroes,  bank  stock  in  England,  and  all  other 

{e)  Wife  of  the  Hon.  Henry  White,  afterwards  member  of  the  Council.  Mrs.  White 
died  in  1836,  in  her  ninety-ninth  year,  at  her  house.  No.  11  Broadway,  New  York. 
Ann  White,  named  in  the  above  will,  her  eldest  daui^hter,  married  Sir  John  McNamara 
Hayes,  Baronet,  Surgeon  General  of  the  British  Army  during  the  American  Revolu- 
tion, and  was  the  mother  of  the  Rev.  Sir  John  Warren  Hayes^  Rector  of  Arborlield, 
Berkshire,  the  piesent  Baronet.  The  other  children  of  Henry  White  and  Eve  Van 
Cortlandt  were  Admiral  Sir  John  Chambers  White ;  Lieut.  Gen.  Frederick  Cortlandt 
White,  of  the  British  Army ;  Margaret,  wife  of  Peter  Jay  Munro,  of  New  York,  grand- 
son of  the  Peter  Jav  named  in  thewill;  and  Frances,  wife  of  Archibald  Bruce,  M.  D., 
of  New  York ;    and'  William  White,  a  captain  in  the  East  India  merchant  service. 


62  The  Booge  Family.  [April, 

my  personal  estate,  excepting  the  legacy  above-mentioned  to  the  Eec- 
tor,  &c.,  of  Trinity  Church,  and  the  folloAving  bequests:  1.  To  Col. 
Vincent  Mathews,  £300 ;  2.  John  Bartow,  of  XVestchester,  who  lived 
with  me,  £50 ;  3.  Lambert  Moore,  £50 ;  which  several  legacies  are  not 
to  be  paid  until  after  my  wife's  death." 

Mrs.  Chambers  is  named  sole  executrix  during  her  life,  and  after 
her  death  Peter  Jay,  his  brother-in-law ;  John  Livingston,  of  N.  Y., 
merchant,  his  nephew;  James  Van  Corlandt,  his  (the  testator's)  ne- 
phew, and  Augustus  Van  Cortlandt  are  to  be  executors.  The  will  is 
witnessed  by  liichard  Nicholls,  John  Kelly,  and  Benjamin  Helme. 

Thus  it  appears  Mr.  Chambers  did  not  leave  any  children.  (/) 


A  SHORT  AND  GENERAL  ACCOUNT 

OF  THE  Family  of  People  by  the  Name  of  Booge, 

Being,  so  far  as  is  known,  tlie  only  Family  of  that  Name  in  the  United  States. 

Editor  of  The  Genealogical  and  Biographical  Record: 

Sir — I  send  you  the  article,  for  which  you  asked,  containing  the 
Booge  or  Bogue  Genealogy.  The  text  is  a  literal  transcript  of  the 
original,  Avhich  is  in  the  hands  of  Mrs.  Moses  Y.  Tilden,  of  New  Le- 
banon, N.Y.;  and  the  notes  are  taken  from  my  i'ly/Zu-^oo/fc,  of  East 
Haddam,  Conn.,  which  is  not  likely  to  be  printed.  The  name  was 
formerly  spelled  Booge,  and  pronounced  with  the  sound  of  o,  in  move; 
and  is  now  generally  spelled  Bogue,  and  pronounced  with  the  long 
sound  of  0,  and  always  with  g  hard. 

I  shall  be  exceedingly  glad  if  those  who  have  additional  records  of 
the  family  will  send  transcripts  of  them  to  me,  to  be  added  to  those 
now  in  my  hands. 

I  am  truly  yours, 

D.  Williams  Patterson. 

Newark  Valley,  N.  Y., 
Feb.  15,  1872. 


(1.)  John  Booge  the  Father  &  Ancestor  of  the  Family  was  a  Native 
of  Scotland,  born  &  brought  up  in  the  City  of  Glasgow  &  was  a  To- 
bacconist by  ti'ade  &  Occupation.  Being  a  religious  young  Man  as 
well  as  a  young  Man  of  Discernment  and  Enterprize,  He  concluded  in 
early  Life,  that  in  the  Colonies  (now  States)  He  could  enjoy  civil  & 
religious  Liberty  &  at  the  same  Time  by  possessing  landed  Property 
he  could  lay  a  better  Foundation  for  his  own  Support  &  the  Support 

{/)  There  were  never  any  issne  of  Judge  and  Mrs.  Chambers'  marriage.  The  property 
at  Bedford,  upon  which  Gov.  John  Jay  built  his  residence  in  1801-2,  was  Van  Cortlandt 
property  originally  belonging  to  Jacobus  Van  Cortlandt.  A  part  went  imder  his  will  to 
his  daughter,  the  mother  of  Gov.  Jaj',  and  part  to  Mrs.  Chambers,  her  sister.  Gov.  Jay 
was  named  John  after  his  uncle,  John  Chambers.  The  Bedford  place  is  often  described 
erroneously  as  "  The  Jan  Homestead."  It  was  simply  land  let  out  in  farms  till  the  Gov- 
ernor built  his  house  there  after  he  went  out  of  office,  and  none  of  the  name  ever  lived 
there  before  him.  The  real  Jay  Homestead  was,  and  still  is,  in  the  town  of  Rye,  on  the 
Sound,  where  the  Governor's  father  lived  and  where  he  was  brought  up.  It  now  be- 
longs to  Dr.  John  C.  Jay,  the  present  head  of  the  Jay  family  in  America. 


1872.]  The  Booge  Family.  63 

of  a  Family  if  he  should  have  one,  than  to  work  at  his  Trade  in  his 
native  Land. 

Having  formed  his  Design  he  put  it  in  Execution  and  while  yet  a 
young  Man  He  left  GlasgoAv  &  all  his  Connexions  and  Acquaintances 
there  &  came  to  this  Country  about  the  Year  One  thousand  Six  hun- 
dred &  Eighty, 

The  Place  He  fixed  on  for  his  Settlement  &  Residence  was  East 
Haddam,  this  his  place  of  Residence  was  near  the  River  &  in  the  South 
Part  of  the  Town  which  is  now  called  Hadlime.  (a) 

The  Choice  of  Land  which  he  made  was  judicious  &  good  for  that 
rough  Country.  The  Town  as  well  as  the  Country  in  general  was 
New  (b).  He  was  the  fifth  Man  who  made  a  Beginning  in  the  Town, 
&  so  ordinary  were  the  Circumstances  of  these  few  inhabitants  that 
five  Years  passed  before  a  Yoke  of  Oxen  Avas  owned  in  Town.  He  was 
the  first  Man  who  owned  a  Yoke  of  Oxen  in  that  now  populoiis  & 
wealthy  Town  (c). 

When  a  Church  was  formed  in  the  Town  He  was  chosen  &  appointed 
an  Elder,  in  Avhich  capacity  he  continued  thro  Life,  (d)  When  the 
Town  became  entitled  to  a  Representation  in  the  Legislature  of  the 
Colony  He  was  frequently  cho.sen  one  of  their  Representatives,  (e)  Such 
was  his  good  and  exemplary  Conduct  among  the  People  with  whom  he 
dwelt  that  the  Name  &  Appelation  which  they  gave  him  &  by  which  he 
passed  was  Good  Man  Booge.  (/') 

Soon  after  this  new  Beginer  had  commenced  his  new  Settlement  He 
formed  an  Acquaintance  with  a  pious,  excellent  &  worthy  young  Lady 
in  old  Haddam,  whom  He  married  ;  Her  Name  was  Rebeckah  Walk- 
ley,  (g)  and  proved  Herself  to  be  a  Person  of  equal  Worth  to  the  good 
Man  with  Avhom  She  had  connected  herself. 

(rt)  Hadlyme  is  an  Ecclesiastical  Society,  incorporated  in  October,  1742,  and  lies 
partly  in  the  town  of  East  Haddam,  and  partly  in  the  town  of  Lyme ;  at  the  time  Mr. 
Booge  settled  there,  the  town  of  Haddam  included  the  present  town  of  East  Haddam. 

(6)  Tlie  first  settlement  in  the  town  of  Haddam  was  made  in  1G62,  on  the  west  side 
of  the  river.  It  is  difficult  to  decide  at  what  time  was  made  the  first  settlement  on 
the  east  side,  but  1685  is  the  date  generally  given. 

(c)  In  1*718,  as  shown  bj-  the  tax  list  of-East  Haddam,  the  "ratable  estate"  of  John 
Booge,  senr.,  was  £1 87-l<> ;  and  that  of  John  Booge,  jr.,  £35. 

((/)  The  first  Church  in  East  Haddam  was  formed  May  3,  1704,  and  John  Booge  was 
one  of  the  nine  constituent  members,  but  the  church  was  congregational,  and  it  does  not 
appear  that  such  an  office  as  Elder  was  ever  known  in  it.  The  records  from  the  com- 
meneement  to  the  present  time,  in  good  preservation,  show  no  reference  to  Elders, 
except  in  the  account  of  the  formation  of  the  church,  in  which  the  clergymen  from  other 
churches  were  called  "  Elders  "  and  "  Reverend  Elders,"  while  the  lay  members  of  the 
council  were  called  messengers. 

(e)  He  first  represented  the  town  at  the  October  session,  1716.  He  was  one  of  a 
committee,  Jan.  16,  1709-10,  appointed  by  the  two  parts  of  Haddam  to  agree  upon  the 
terms  of  a  separation  between  the  two  ecclesiastical  societies. 

(/)  Mr.  Booge  undoubtedh^  fully  deserved,  in  its  literal  sense,  the  title  of  "  Goodman," 
but  our  author  seems  to  have  forgotten  that  such  was,  in  the  early  days  of  New  England, 
the  ordinary  title  of  all  men  who  had  not  a  military  title,  or  whose  education  or  social, 
position  did  not  entitle  them  to  be  called  Mr. 

The  corresjjonding  title  for  the  wife  was"  Goodwife,"  which  was  familiarly  contracted 
to  "  Goody." 

iff)  Aug.  4,  1692,  Rebecca  Cone,  of  Haddam,  formerly  relict  of  Richard  Walkley, 
deceased,  deeded  land  to  "John  Boge,  whoe  hath  married  my  daughter  Rebeckah 
Walklt-j-."  Daniel  Cone,  senior,  consented  to  the  deed,  which  was  also  approved  by 
Capt.  George  Gates,  who  was  overseer  of  the  estate.  {Haddam  Land  Records.) 


64  The  Booge  Family.  [April, 

This  pious  &  honourable  Pair  were  blessed  with  a  numerous  Family 
of  Children,  seven  Sons  &  three  Daughters.  Their  Names  are  as  follow: 
John,  William,  Eichard,  Daniel,  Stephen,  James  and  Ebenezer,  Sarah, 
Hannah  &  Rebecca.  The  Order  of  the  Birth  of  these  Children  is  not 
named  so  far  as  respects  the  Place  of  the  Birth  of  the  Daughters 
between  tlie  Sons,  otherwise  the  Order  is  correct.  (Ji) 

John,  the  eldest  Son,  married,  settled  in  East  Haddam  &  had  five 
Children,  two  Sons  &  three  Daughters ;  the  Names  of  the  Sons  were 
Samuel  &  Amos,  &  the  Names  of  the  Daughters,  Hannah,  Sarah  and 
Abigail,  (i)  Samuel  Booge  lived  a  Bachelor  &  died  at  a  very  advanced 
Age,  Amos  became  a  married  Man  but  lived  and  died  Childless.  Han- 
nah lived  a  Maid  &  died  at  a  great  Age.  Sarah  married  &  had  one 
Child.  Abigail  married  i&had  no  Child.  This  family  as  to  male  Heirs 
has  become  extinct. 

William  Booge,  the  second  Son,  had  four  Sons,  William,  Jonathan, 
Ephraim  &  Timothy  {h).     William  married   but   died  without  Issue. 

From  the  above  record  it  appears  that  Daniel  Cone,  senior,  married  for  his  second 
wife  Rebecca,  widow  of  Richard  Walkley. 

The  records  of  Haddam  show  the  birth  of  two  children  to  Richard  Walkley,  viz. : 

1.  Rebecca,  b.  Aug.  12, 1672  ;  m.  John  Booge. 

2.  Richard,  b.  the  last  day  of  March,  1678. 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Booge  d.  March  25,  1733,  in  61st  year;  and  he  m.  (2d)  May  1,  1736, 
Elizabeth  Boyle.     He  d.  Aug.  21, 1748. 

{h)  Their  children  were  recoi'ded  as  follows: 

2.  i.       John,-!  b.  Haddam,  Sept.   15,    1693  ;  m.  E.  Haddam,  Ap.  11,   1717,  Hannah 

Lord,  dau.  of  William  Lord.     He  d.  E.  H.,  March  4,  1763. 

3.  ii.      WiLLi.vM,-' b.   Had.,  Dec.   31,   1695;    m.  E.  H.,  Dec.  6,   1720,  Dorothy  Lord, 

dau.  of  William  Lord. 

4.  iii.     RiciiARD,2  b.  Had.,  Dec.  20,  1697:  m.  E.  H.,  Jan.  22,  1729-30,  Sarah  Arnold. 

he  m.  (2d)  E.  H.,  March   12,   1731,  Joanna  Mack,  who  joined  church, 
E.  H..  Oct.  8,  1732;  he  d.  E.  H.,  Feb.  25,  1733-4. 
6.  iv.     Daxiel,-  b.  Had.,  Oct.  3,  1699;  bap.  E.  H.,  May  21,  1704,  though  the  record 
erroneously  says   "Nathaniel;"    m.  E.  H.,  Nov.  29,  1722,  Lydia  Willey^ 
he  d.  E.  H.,  July  11,  1748. 

6.  V.      Stephex,-*  b.  Had.,  Feb.  28,  1702  :  bap.  E.  H.,  May  21,  1704. 

7.  vi.     Sabah,2  b.  E.  IL,  Aug.  3,  1704;    bap.  E.  H.,  Sept.  10,  1704;    m.  E.  H.,  Dec. 

27,  1722,  Micajah  Spencer. 

8.  vii.  B[annah,-  b.  E.  H.,  Aug.  27,  1708;  bap.  E.  H.,  Sept.  26,  1708;  joined  church, 

E   H.,  Nov.  11,  1753. 

9.  viii.  J.^MES,2  b.  E.  H.,  Oct.  26,  1710;  bap.  E,  H.,  Dec.  10, 1710;  m.  E.  H.,  Dec.  29, 

1737,  Sarah  Hodge.   He  ra.  (2d)  E.  H.,  Nov.  22,  1739,  Anna  Trowbridge. 

10.  ix.    Rkbecca,-'  b.  E.  II.,  March  17,  1712;  bap.  E.  H.,  March  28,  1714. 

11.  X.      Ebenezer.s  b.  E.  H.,  May  9,  1716;  bap.  E.  H.,  June  17,  1716. 
{i)  Cliil.  of  Johns  (2)  and  Hannah  (Lord)  Booge. 

12.  i.       Abigail,^  b.  E.  IL,  Jan.  13,  1717-18. 

13.  ii.      Hannaii.s  b.  E.  IL,  Oct.  31,  1719  ;  bap.  and  joined  church,  E.  H.,  Ap.  16, 1783. 

14.  iii.     EuxicE,3  b.  E.  IL,  Oct.  10,  1721  ;  d.  Nov.  26,  1721. 

15.  iv.     Ephraim,''  b.  E.  IL,  Feb.  IS,  1722-3;  d.  June  15, 1725. 

16.  V.      Amos,-'  b.  E.  H.,  Jan.  17,  1724-5  ;  m.  E.  H.,  Nov.  22,  1750,  Eunice  Mayo,  who 

d.  E.  IL,  Dec.  20,  1774;  he  joined  church,  E.  H,  Aug.  6,  1775,  and  m. 
(2d)  Feb.  28,  1776,  Mrs.  Hannah  Fuller;  he  d.  Ap.  18,  1777;  she  d.  Ap. 
27,  1777. 

17.  vi.     Sarah,^  b.  E.  H.,  Ap.  26,  1726. 

18.  vii.    Samuel,3  b.  E.  IL,  Jan.  2,  1729-30;  bap.  and  joined  the  church,  E.  IL,  May 

18,  1754. 
{k)  Chil.  of  Williams  (3)  and  Dorothy  (Lord)  Booge. 

19.  i.       Samuel,-'  b.  E.  H.  Sept.  27,  1721 ;  d.  Feb.  10,  1721-2. 

20.  ii.      WiLLiAM,3  b.  E.  IL,  Jan.   8,   1722;  [1722-3]  m.  E.  LI.,  Oct.   17,  1745,  Eunice 

Williams.     He  d.  E.  H.,  Oct.  7,  1771  (his  grave  stone  says  in  4Stli  year). 


1872.]  The  Booge  Family.  65 

Jonathan  married  &  had  two  Daughters  only ;  (/)  Ephraim  married 
&  had  two  Sons  &  tliree  Daughters ;  {m)  Timothy  married  &  had  three 
Sons,  {n)  As  to  male  Heirs  this  Family  has  become  partially  extinct. 

Richard,  the  third  son,  liad  only  one  Daughter  &  died  in  early  Life  ; 
(o)  the  Daughter  married  to  a  respectable  Gentleman  in  Fairfield,  in 
Connecticut,  by  the  Xame  of  Steward,  from  which  Daughter  there  are 
some  respectable  Descendants ;  but  as  to  male  Issue,  that  Family  has 
become  extinct. 

Daniel,  the  fourth  Son,  had  eleven  Sons  &>  Daughters ;  (7;)  but  numer- 
ous as  these  Sons  &  Daughters  were,  their  Descendants  in  all  do  not 

Widow  Eunice  Spencer,  formerly  wife  of  'William  Booge,  d.  Dec.  22, 1791, 
aged  T2  (grave  stone,  Hadlyme). 

21.  iii.      ELiz.^BETn,3  b.  E.  H.,  Nov.  17,  1723 ;  bap.  E.  H.,  Ap.  18,  1725. 

22.  iv.      DoR0Tiiy,3  b.  E.  H.,  March  31,  1727;  bap.  E.  H.,  June  16,  1728;  m.  Feb.  26, 

1749-50,  William  Selby. 

23.  v.      Jonathan,^  b.  E.  H.,  Sept.   11,  1729;  m.  E.  IL,  Sept.  13,  1750,  Lucretia  Gil- 

bert.    He  joined  church,  E.  H.,  May  30.  1756. 

24.  vi.     TiM0THT,3  b.  E.  H.,Nov.  11, 1733  ;  bap.  Colchester,  Conn.,  May  19,  1734;  m. 

May  7,  1766,  Rebecca  Stancliff  of  Middletown.  She  joined  church,  E.  H., 
Aug.  24.  1766,  from  6th   ch.   in  Middletown.      He  d.,   Millington,  Jan. 

I,  1805,  aged  71.  She  d.  Millington,  Nov.  17,  1813,  aged  72  years  9 
months. 

26.  vii.  EpHRAiM,3b.  E.  H.,  Jan.  26,  1735;  [1735-6]  bap.  E.  H.,  May  16,  1736. 
(A  Chil.  of  Jonathan^  (23)  and  Lucretia  (Gilbert)  Booge. 

26.  i.       Mary,-'  b.  E.  H.,  Jan.  12,  1750-51 ;  bap.  E.  H.,  May  30,  1756. 

27.  ii.      Dorothy,^  b.  E.  H.,  Ap.  10,  1753  ;    bap.  E.  H.,  May  30,  1756  ;  d.  E.  H.,  Ap. 

II,  1758. 

28.  iii.     DoROTHT,^  b.  E.  H.,  May  20,  1759;    bap.  E.  H.,  Aug.  5,  1759;  m.  E.  H.,Jan. 

10,  1782,  Abraham  Osborn  of  Long  Island ;    had  son  David  Skellinger,  b. 

E.  H.,May5, 1783. 
(»i)  The  family  record  of  Ephraim  Booge  has  not  been  found. 
{n)  Chil.  of  TimothyJ  (24)  and  Rebecca'~(Stancliff)  Booge. 

29.  i.       Sarah  Brooks, ■>  bap.  E.  H.,  Nov.  16,  1768. 

30.  ii.     William,^  b.  E.  H.,Dec.  29,  1769;  bap.  March  18,  1770. 

31.  iii.    JoHN,^   b.  E.  H.,  June  22,  1772. 

32.  iv.   Thomas  MuRPHy,^  b.  E.  H..  June  19,  1775;  bap.  July  30, 1775. 

33.  V.     Amos,^  b.  E.  H.,  March  23,  1778. 

34.  vi.  Rebecca,4  b.  E.  H.,  Feb.  21,  1782;  bap.  Ap.  — ,  1782;  Rebecca  Booge  joined 
church  in  Millington,  Sept.  3,  1809;  and  d.  in  Millington,  at  the  poor  house,  Jan.  19, 
1829,  age  unknown. 

A  son  of  Timothy  Booge  d.  Millington,  in  1789. 
(o)  Richard  BooGE.s  (4)d.  E.  H.,  Feb.  25,  1733-4. 

35.  His  daughter,  Sarah.s  was  b.  E.  H.,  Dec.  12,  1732;  bap.  E.  H.,  Feb.  — ,  1732-3. 
(/>)  Chil.  of  Daniel.a  (5)  and  Lydia  (Willey)  Booge. 

36.  i.       Eliezer,3  b.  E.  H.,  Jan.  22,  1724-5 ;  m.  March  9,  1758,  Lydia  Burt,  of  Leba- 

non, Conn.  Eleazer  Booge  d.  E.  H.  in  1792,  according  to  the  church 
record  which  has  his  name  second  in  the  list  of  deaths  in  that  year,  calls 
him  60  years  old,  but  does  not  give  the  date  of  his  death.  Dr.  Field 
says,  s.  p. 

37.  ii.      Eliashib,3  b.  E.  H.,  Aug.  23,  1726. 

38.  iii.    Daniel,:'  b.  E.  PL,  Feb.  27,  1727-8. 

39.  iv.    Jeremiah,^  b.  E.  IL,  Feb.  4,  1729-30. 

40.  V.     JoHx,3  b.  E.  IL,  Jan.  26,  1731-2;  d.  before  March  20,  1758. 

41.  vi.    RicHARD,3  b.  E.  IL,  Sept.  19,  1733. 

42.  vii.  Joshua,^  b.  E.  H.,  Oct.  22,  1735  (Family  Record  says  Oct.  21). 
43.viii.  Lydia,:'  b.  E.  H.,  Oct.  26,  1738  (Family  Record  says  Oct.  21). 

44.  ix.    Rebecca,3  b.  E.  H.,  Sept.  14, 1741. 

45.  X.     Ichabod,3  b.  E.  IL,  Sept.  23,  1745. 

46.  xi.    Prudence,:'  b.  Aug.  1.  1748,  according  to  the  Family  Record;  her  name  does 

not  appear  on  the  Town  Record. 


66  The  Booge  Family.  [April, 

equal  the  Number  of  Children  which  were  in  the  Family  of  Daniel 
Booge  &  the  Family  has  gone  greatly  to  Decay. 

Stephen  the  fifth  Son  lived  &  died  a  Bachelor. 

James  the  sixth  Son  had  one  Son  &  two  Daughters ;  [q)  &  this  Son 
James  had  one  or  two  Sons,  (r)  so  that  the  Increase  of  this  Family  has 
been  small. 

Sarah,  the  oldest  Daughter,  married  a  Spencer  (s)  &  had  Seven  Sons 
&  a  Daughter ;  the  Names  of  the  Sons  were  Jonathan,  Gideon,  Jeda- 
diah,  Stephen,  Eliakim,  Zaccheus  &  Jonah ;  the  Daughter's  Name  not 
mentioned. 

Hannah  lived  &  died  a  Maid  at  a  very  advanced  Age.  Eebecca  mar- 
ried a  Dibble,  by  whom  she  had  one  Daughter  only.  (/). 

Ebenezer,  the  seventh  Son,  but  the  last  &  youngest  of  the  Family, 
was  at  the  Age  of  fourteen  Years  bound  out,  by  his  Father  an  Ap- 
prentice to  a  Capt.  Butler  of  Saybrook,  to  learn  the  Trade  of  a  Car- 
penter &  Joiner.  He  served  out  the  Time  of  his  Apprenticeship  faith- 
fully &  to  the  full  Acceptance  of  his  Master. 

About  the  Time  He  completed  his  Apprenticeship  He  became  the 
Subject  of  very  serious  &  powerful  religious  Impressions.  Having 
after  a  Time,  through  divine  Mercy,  obtained  a  good  &  satisfying  Hope 
of  Pardon  Acceptance  with  God  through  a  dear  Eedeemer,  He 
devoted  Himself  to  the  Gospel  Ministry,  provided  he  could  come  for- 
ward to  that  goodly  Work  Avith  a  proper  Education  &  suitable  Degree 
of  Preparation  for  the  sacred  Employment.     Not  being  at  the  Time  of 

(q)  Chil.  of  James^  (9)  and  Sarah  (Hod<?e)  Booge. 

47.  i.       James,3  b.  E.  H.,  Sept.  -S,  1738;  m.  Feb.  6,  1759,  Eunice  Clark,  of  Lj-me. 
Cliil.  of  James-  (9)  and  Anna  (Trowbridge)  Booge. 

48.  ii.      Sarah,3  b.  E.  H.,  Nov.  17,  1744;   bap.  Jan.  20,  1744-5. 

49.  iii.    Unknown,^   The  name  of  the  second  daughter  mentioned  in  the  text  does  not 

appear  in  any  record  that  I  liave  yet  found. 
()•)  Chil.  of  James^  (47)  and  Eunice  (Clark)  Booge. 
50  i.      Louisa  Anne,-*  b.  E.  H.,  Ap.  10,  1760. 
61.  ii.     Rebecca,''  b.  E.  II.,  May  16,  1762. 
52.  iii.    JoHN.^  b.  E.  H.,  July  6.  1765. 

63.  iv.    James,-"  b.  E.  H..  May  23,  1767. 

64.  T.     Elijah,"  b.  E.  H.,  June  14,  1769. 
55.  vi.    Clark,-"  b.  E.  H.,  March  30.  1771. 

(s)  Sarah  Booge-'  (7)  m.  E.  II.,  Dec.  27,  17t2,  Micajah  Spencer,  who  was  b.  Had., 
June  15,  1693,  son  of  William  and  Sarah  (Ackley)  Spencer.  He  joined 
church  E  H.,  July  23,  1721,  and  she,  Ap.  18,  1731.     Their  children  were: 

66.  i.      Jonathan,:^  b.  E.  H.,  Nov.  4,  1723. 

67.  ii.     JEDEDiAe,3  b.  E.  H.,  Jan.  30,  172.5-6. 

68.  iii.  R.\cnKL,3  b.  E.  H..  March  6,  1728. 

69.  iv!  GiDK0N,3  b.  E.  II.,  Jan.  21,  1729-30. 
fiO.  V.     Stephen,^  b.  E.  H.,  May  7,  1732. 

61.  vi.  Eliakim,''  b.  E.  H.,  Oct.  3,  1734. 

62.  vii.  Rebecca,3  birth  not  recorded,  was  baptized  E.  H.,  June  5,  1737. 

63.  viii.ZECHARiAii.a  b.  E.  H.,  July  1,  1741. 

64.  ix.  JoNAH,^  b.  E.  H.,  Feb.  6.  1744. 

{t)  Rebecca  Booge^  (10)  m.  E.  II.,  Sept.  14,  1734,  Thomas  Dibble,  who  d.  E.  H., 
Oct.  16,  1765;  she  joined  church  E.  H.,  May  8,  1768,  from  the  church  in  Hadlyme. 
They  had  four  children  whose  births  are  recorded  in  East  Haddam  records  in  two 
places,  the  two  records  disagreeing  as  follows : 

65.  i.      George,^  b.  June  In,  1733,  var.  June  10,  1735. 

66.  ii.     Isaiah,^  b.  July  16,  1737;  var.  July  18,  1737;  d.  "sumtime  in  July,  1760." 

67.  iii.   Eunice,^  b.  May  12,  1740  ;  var.  May  13,  1740. 

68.  iv.    Martin,3  b.  Feb.  25,  1741-2;  var.  Sept.  4,  1742;  d.  Nov.  3,  1760. 


1872.]  The'Booge  Family.  6T 

the  Ternnnation  of  his  Apprenticeship,  in  Possession  of  sufficient 
Means  to  procure  a  college  Education  He  employed  himself  diligently 
in  his  Trade  for  two  Years ;  having  in  this  Time  with  great  Prudence 
&  strict  Oeconomy  saved  his  Earnings,  He  entered  on  his  Studies  pre- 
paratory to  Admission  to  Membership  in  College. 

Having  gone  through  ^he  Course  of  the  preparatory  Studies  required. 
Ho  was,  on  Examination  satisfactory  to  the  President  &  Tutors  of  Yale 
College,  admitted  a  Member  of  that  Institution  at  the  public  Com- 
mencement in  the  Year  1744,  being  then  twenty-four  Yeai's  &  nearly 
four  Months  old  {u).  Being  admitted  to  Standing  in  College  He 
applied  himself  with  great  Assiduity  to  his  Studies,  &  happily  his 
Success  was  equal  to  his  Application.  Having  completed  the  Term 
required  by  the  Laws  of  The  College  He  received  the  Honours  of  the 
Institution  at  the  public  Commencement  in  Sei)tember  in  the  Year 
1748,  Having  paid  suitable  Attention  to  Theological  Studies  He 
entered  on  the  great  &  good  Work  He  had  so  long  &  so  ardently 
wished  for  &  became  a  Preacher  of  the  Gospel.  After  having 
preached  to  great  Acceptance  in  several  Societies,  He  accepted  a  Call 
from  the  Church  &  Congregation  in  the  Parish  of  Northington,  in  the 
Town  of  Farmington,  County  of  Hartford  &  State  of  Connecticut  & 
was  Ordained  Xovr.  2Tth  175i  {v). 

The  kind  Author  of  Nature  bestowed  on  him  orreat  &  bright  Powers 
of  Mind,  He  was  an  excellent  &  accomplished  Scholar,  a  humble  & 
pious  Christian,  an  able  Divine,  an  eloquent  &  fervent  Preacher  &  an 
examphiry  Minister  oi  the  Gospel.  There  Avas  a  Vein  of  Humour  in 
his  Make,  which  by  a  prudent  Indulgence  in  his  Intercourse  with 
Mankind,  made  Him  an  agreeable  Companion  on  all  Occasions.  He 
lived  in  great  Hstrmony  Avith  his  People  throughout  the  Whole  of  his 
ministerial  Life.  He  loved  his  People  &  greatly  beloved  of  them  &  of 
all  who  knew  Him. 

On  the  19th  Day  of  December  1750,  He  married  Damaris  Cook  of 
Wallingford ;  this  Avorthy  Lady  Avas  the  third  Daughter  of  Capt. 
Samuel  Cook  of  Wallingford,  one  of  the  most  respectable  Men  in  the 
County  of  Ncav  HaA^en,  in  the  State  of  Connecticut.  Capt.  Cook  had 
a  numerous  Family,  scA^en  Daughters  &  three  Sons;  all  respectable 
People. 

By  this  Lady  Mr.  Booge  {lo)  had  seven  Children,  five  Sons  &  tAVo 

{u)  As  he  was  b.  in  1716,  he  seems  to  liave  been  over  twenty-eight  years  old,  when 
he  entered  college. 

{v)  Mr.  Booge  was  the  first  minister  of  the  Society  of  Nortliington,  which  in  18.30, 
was  incorporated  as  a  town  by  the  name  of  Avon.     He  died  at  Northington,  February 
2,  1767. 
(?/')  Chil.  of  Rev.  Ebenezer-  (11)  and  Damaris  (Cook)  Booge. 

69.  i.       Aaron  Jordan,^  b.  Nov.  27,  1751  ;  grad.  Yale  Coil.  1774;  settled  as  minister 
at  Granby,  Nov.  27,  1776  ;  was  dismissed  Dec. — 1785,  but  continued  ta 
supply  the  jJulpit  at  Granby  for  nearly  four  years.     He  d.  at  New  Leb 
anon,  N.  Y.,  June  30,  1826,  aged  74  years,  7  mos.,  3  days 
Rebecca  Walkley,^  b.  Dec.  29,  1753  ;  ra.  Rev.  Daniel  Foster  of  Windsor,  and 

d.  Nov.  16,  1775.     (Hinman,  p.  292.) 
Samukl  Cook,3  b.  Aug.  7,  1755;  m.  Triphena  Thompson. 
Oliver  Cromwell,-'  b.  Ap.  13,  1757. 
Jeffrey  Amherst, ^  b.  Aug.  21,  1759. 

Damaris  Corintha,^  b.  Aug.  26,  1761  ;  m.  Samuel  Bishop  who  d.  July  16 — 
aged  57 ;  .'.  p.,  and  she  m.  (2d)  Preserved  Marshall  of  Avon,  she  d.  in 
1831,  aged  70  years. 


70. 

ii. 

71. 

iii. 

72. 

iv. 

73. 

V. 

74. 

vi. 

68  The  Booge  Family.  [April, 

Daughters,  whose  Names  were  as  follow,  Aaron  Jordan,  Eebecca 
Walkley,  Samuel  Cook,  Oliver,  JeflFerey  Amherst,  Damaris  Corintha 
and  Publius  Virgilius. 

Aaron  Jordan,  the  oldest  Son,  procured  a  College  Education,  is  a 
Preacher,  married  &  had  eight  Children,  four  Sons  &  four  Daughters. 
Three  of  the  Sons  are  dead. 

Rebecca  Walkley  married  &  had  one  Daughter  &  died  in  the  Year 
1775,  Novr  23d  aged  23  Years. 

Samuel  Cook,  the  second  Son,  is  a  Farmer,  is  married,  has  had  eight 
Children,  three  Daughters  &  five  Sons ;  two  of  the  Sons  are  dead. 

Oliver,  the  third  Son,  is  a  Farmer,  is  married  «&  has  had  eleven 
Children,  five  Sons  and  six  Daughters;  one  Son  &  one  Daughter  are 
dead. 

Jeffery  Amherst,  the  fourth  Son,  is  a  Farmer,  is  married  &  has 
had  thirteen  Children,  five  Sons  &  eight  Daughters ;  one  Son  &  two 
Daughters  are  dead. 

Damaris  Corintha,  the  second  Daughter,  is  married  and  has  no 
Children. 

Publius  Virgilius,  the  fifth  Son,  has  received  a  college  Education, 
is  a  Preacher,  has  married  &  has  had  eleven  Children,  four  Sons  & 
seven  Daughters.     Two  Daughters  are  dead  {x). 

The  foregoing  Account  is  made  out  &  drawn  up  from  Records  and 
other  Authorities  sufficient  to  warrant  its  Truth  &  Correctness  By 
Aaron  Jordan  Booge,  oldest  Son  of  the  late  Rev.  Ebenezer  Booge  who 
departed  this  life  Febr.  2d,  1767,  aged  51  years  nearly. 

Written  at  Pittsford  in  Vermont,  July  31,  1823. 

Additional  Note. 
The  Rev.  Ebenezer  Booge  was  not  only  an  eminent  &  finished 
Scholar  himself,  but  had  an  ardent  Desire  to  promote  Learning  & 
Education.  For  this  Purpose  in  addition  to  his  multiplied  &  ardu- 
ous Labors  in  the  ministerial  Work,  He  taught  many  Young  Men  the 
Latin  and  Greek  Languages  &  prepared  them  for  admission  into 
College.  Besides  this,  such  was  his  tender  Regard  for  the  Youth  & 
Children  of  his  People  for  whom  it  was  difiicult  in  that  Day  to  procure 
Education  that  he  usually  gave  four  Months  Schooling  in  a  Year  to 
the  Young  People  &  Children,  of  his  Congregation  gratuitously  & 
without  Fee  or  Reward,  at  his  own  House  &  at  such  other  Places  as 
were  most  convenient  for  his  People.  This,  excited  great  Gratitude  in 
his  Society,  both  Parents  &  Children,  &  greatly  endeared  him  to  them. 

75.  vii.  Publius  Virgilius,^  b.  March  30,  I'JGi ;  gratl.  Yale  Col.  178Y,  called  to  preach 

in  "Winchester,  Ct.,  Nov.  30,  1*790;  ordained  Jan.  26,  1*791;  dismissed 
March  20,  1800.  He  m.  Catherine  Robinson;  who  joined  the  church  in 
Winchester  Sept.  20,  1791.  from  the  church  in  the  Middle  Society  in 
Granville — Mass.  dau.  of  Col.  Robinson.  He  removed  to  Vernon,  N.  Y. 
where  he  d.  18;!  6. 
(x)  Chil.  of  Rev.  Publius  Virgilius-'  (75)  and  Catharine  (Robinson)  Booge. 

76.  i.     Decius  Robinson,-"  b.  Winchester,  Conn.,  Jan.  29,  1792. 

77.  ii.    HuLDAH  May,^  b.  W.,  Aug.  31,  1793;  bap.  Dec.  1,  1793. 

78.  iii.  Timothy  Lester,-«  b.  W.,  Dec.  7,  1794;  bap.  Ap.  12,  1795. 

79.  iv.  Horace, ^  b.  W.,  Dec.  22,  1796;  bap.  Ap.  2,  1797. 

80.  v.    SoPHiA.4  bap.  W.,  June  12.  1799. 

The  other  records  of  this  household  were  long  since  promised,  but  have  failed  to  ap- 
pear.    Rev.  Horace  P.  Bogue  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  is  one  of  the  children. 


1872.]  Abraham  Lincoln.  69 


ABEAHAM  LINCOLN,  AND  LINCOLN  RECORDS  IN 
PENNSYLVANIA,  {a) 

Br  William  John  Potts,  Camden,  N.  J. 

The  Neiv  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register  for  1865,  p. 
357,  etc.,  contains  an  extremely  interesting  article  on  the  ancestors  of 
Abraham  Lincoln,  with  some  endeavor  to  show  that  they  were  origi- 
nally of  the  New  England  family.  This  article  is  by  the  Hon.  Solomon 
Lincoln,  of  Hingham,  Mass.  On  p.  360,  he  says,  "In  a  correspondence 
which  we  held  with  the  late  President  in  18-i8,  he  then  being  a  mem- 
ber of  Congress,  he  stated:  'My  father's  name  is  Thomas — my  grand- 
father's was  Abraham,  the  same  as  my  own.  My  grandfather  went 
from  Rockingham  County  in  Virginia,  to  Kentucky,  about  the  year 
1782,  and  two  years  afterwards  was  killed  by  the  Indians.  AVe  have  a 
vague  tradition,  that  my  great-grandfather  went  from  Pennsylvania  to 
Virginia,  and  that  he  was  a  Quaker.  Further  than  this  I  have  never 
heard  anything.  It  may  do  no  harm  to  say  that  "Abraham"  and 
"Mordecai"  are  common  names  in  our  family.,' 

"In  a  subse({uent  letter  written  in  1848,  he  says:  'I  have  mentioned 
that  my  grandfather's  name  was  Abraham.  He  had,  as  I  think  I  have 
heard,  four  brothers,  Isaac,  Jacob,  Thomas  and  John.  He  had  three 
sons,  Mordecai,  Josiah  and  Thomas ;  the  last  my  father.  My  uncle 
Mordecai  had  three  sons,  A])raham,  James  and  Mordecai.  Uncle 
Josiah  had  several  daughters  and  an  only  son,  Thomas.  My  father 
has  an  only  child,  myself  of  course.  This  is  all  I  know  certainly  on 
the  subject  of  names;  it  is,  however,  my  father's  understanding  that 
Abraham,  Mordecai  and  Thomas  are  old  family  names  of  ours.' 

"It  has  been  stated,  upon  Avhat  authority,  we  are  ignorant,  that 
'  about  the  middle  of  the  last  century,  the  great-grandfather  of  Abra- 
ham Lincoln  removed  frem  Berks  County,  Pennsylvania,  to  Rocking- 
ham County,  Virginia.'  The  late  President,  as  has  been  seen,  spoke  of 
it  as  a  vague  tradition,  yet  from  the  following  facts  it  must  be  admitted 
that  the  tradition  has  some  confirmation.  These  facts,  derived  from 
Rupp's  History  of  Berks  Oountg,  have  been  kindly  furnished  by 
William  B.  Trask,  Esq.,  of  the  Genealogical  Society.  The  facts  are  as 
follows:  'Among  the  'Taxables'  of  Reading,  the  capital  of  Berks 
County,  returned  by  the  assessors  in  1757,  is  the  name  of  Thomas 
Lincoln  (page  151).  'Exeter  Township,'  Berks  County,  was  settled 
prior  to  1720 ;  a  few  years  after  the  organization  of  the  county  (which 
was  in  1752),  the  names  of  '  Mordecai  Lincoln '  and  '  Abraham  Lin- 
coln' were  found  among  the  'taxables'  (page  185).  In  'Union  Town- 
ship' Berks  County,  a  list  of  the  '  taxaliles '  of  this  Townshi})  was 
returned  in  1758 ;  among  the  names  I  find  that  of  'John  Lincoln' 
(page  250).  'Abraham  Lincoln'  was  representative  from  Berks  County, 
one  of  six  representatives  for  the  years  1782,  1783,  1784,  1785,  (page 
482).     In  1785,  his  name  was  first  on  the  list.' " 

The  above  extract  I  have  felt  necessary  to  quote  in  full,  for  it  throws 

(a)  In  view  of  the  universal  interest  which  attaches  to  the  ancestiy  of  our  Martyred 
President,  no  apology  is  needed  for  the  presentation  of  tlie  following  records  and  notes, 
which,  it  may  be  hoped,  will  enable  other  genealogists  to  follow  the  clue  to  its  comple 
tion,  in  a  reliable  genealogy  of  his  family. — W.  J.  P. 


70  Abraham  Lincoln.  [A.pril, 

some  light  on  the  items  Avhich  I  have  collected,  and  will  undoubtedly 
give  the  clue  to  the  connection  between  the  Lincolns  in  Pennsylvania 
and  lead  to  their  earlier  history. 

From  the  copy  of  the  Friends,  Records  of  Exeter  Meeting,  Penn- 
fiylvania,  made  by  Mr.  William  J.  Buck,  and  deposited  in  the  Historical 
Society  at  Philadelphia,  I  find  these  Lincoln  Records :  "  Exeter,  mo. 
meet.  3  mo.  26, 1748,  William  Boone  and  Sarah  Lincoln,"  their  marriage 
was  "  Reported  orderly  accomplished."  "  8th  mo.  27, 1761,"  Ann  Lincoln 
(formerly  Boone),  condems  her  "  outgoing  in  marriage,"  namely,  for 
marrying  one  not  a  member  of  their  society. 

"  Ann  Lincoln  (Relict  of  Abraham  Lincoln),  and  Daughter  of  James 
Boone,  Departed  this  life  on  the  -Ith  day  of  the  4th  Mo.  A.  D.  1807— 
aged  69  y.  11  m.  21  d.  14  h.  10  m.  and  was  Inter'd  at  Exeter  on  the 
6tli  day  of  the  week." 

"  The  aforesaid  is  Avritten  in  a  large  plain  hand  on  page  9,  of  Book 
of  '  Births  Marriages  and  Deaths  of  Exeter  Monthly  Meeting.'  The 
'  leaf  containing  this  account  with  9  others,  has  become  loose  from  the 
book  being  the  first.     May  9th,  1871."— W.  J.  B. 

"Abraham  Lincoln  (the  above),  died  1  Mo.  31,  1806,  in  his  70th 
year."— W\  J.  B. 

In  the  Records  of  the  old  Swedish  Church  at  Philadelphia,  and Jn  the 
inscriptions  on  the  tomb-stones  of  the  branch  church  at  Kinsessing,  we 
find  the  family  names  of  Abraham,  Jacob,  John,  and  possibly  Thomas  ? 
These  records  are  written  in  English  from  the  year  1750.  The  name 
of  "  Lincoln  "  is  variously  spelt  in  them,  '*  Linckhorn,"  "  Linkhorn," 
"Linkholn,"  and  "Lincoon."  In  one  entry  in  the  year  1758,  it  is 
properly  spelt  "  Lincoln."  There  can  be  no  doubt  that  these  are  one 
and  the  same  name,  for  we  find  among  the  names  of  persons  from 
whom  the  vestrymen  were  chosen  (see  Minutes  for  the  year  1795),  two 
candidates  "  For  Kinsessing,  Jacob  Lincoon,  Moses  Lincoon,"  p.  174. 
^'For  Kinsessing,"  List  of  Candidates,  "Jacob  Linkhorn,  Moses  Link- 
horn,  1st  May,  1797,"  and  from  a  similar  list  for  1805,  "Jacob  Lin- 
coln." 

The  following  inscriptions  are  taken  from  grave-stones  in  the  yard 
of  the  old  Swedish  church  at  Kinsessing : 

In  Memory  of  JACOB  LINCOLN,  who  departed  this  life,  June  5th,  1769,  Aged 
44  years. 

In  Memory  of  BARBARA  LINCOLN,  wife  of  Moses  Lincoln,  who  departed  this 
.   life,  February  28th,  1804,  Aged  32  years. 

In  Memory  of  ANN  LINCOLN,  who  departed  this  life,  February  8th,  1819, 
Aged  94  years.     Wife  of  J.\cob  Lincoln. 

In  Memory  of  MOSES  LINCOLN,  who  departed  this  life,  February  22d,  1835, 
Aged  79  years. 

Sacred  to  the  Memory  of  MOSES  MARIS  LINCOLN,  who  departed  this  life,  Jan- 
uary 22,  1839.     Aged  19  years  11  months  and  10  daj-s.     Rest  in  peace. 

Sacred  to  the  Memor}^  of  JACOB  LINCOLN,  who  departed  this  life,  November 
18th,  1848,  in  the  63rd  year  of  his  age.     Rest  in  peace. 

Sacred  to  the  Memory  of  MICHAE  L  LINCOLN,  who  Departed  this  Life,  October 
16th,  1844,  Aged  43  Years,  4  Months  and  24  Daye.    Rest  in  Peace. 

The  above  lie  all  together  in  a  row.  In  the  same  yard,  about  forty 
feet  distant  from  these,  are  the  following : 

In  Memory  of  ABRAM  LINCOLN,  who  departed  this  life,  Octr.  19th,  1811,  in  the 
60th  yiar  of  his  age.  Also  ELIZABETH,  Daughter  of  Abram  &  Elizabeth  Lincoln, 
Aged  20  months.     Though  lost  to  sight.  To  memory  dear. 


1872.]  Abraham  Lincoln.  71 

In  Memory  of  ELIZABETH  LINCOLN,  who  departed  this  life.  Feby  14th,  1855, 
in  the  83rd  year  of  her  age.  She  has  left  this  world  and  gone  to  rest,  To  be  with  God 
forever  blest. 

The  Swedish  Church  in  Pliiladelphia  has  the  records  of  the  other 
churches  which  were  its  chapels.  Therefore  it  is  probable  that  the 
extracts  which  I  now  give  refer  to  the  same  family  Avho  are  buried  at 
Kinsessing.  I  am  indebted  to  the  Eev.  Mr.  Simes,  for  his  courtesy  in 
allowing  me  a  thorough  examination  of  the  records  of  the  old  Swedes 
Church  at  Philadelphia.  There  are  no  registers  of  any  births,  mar- 
riages, or  deaths,  prior  to  1 750. 

P.  145,  Baptisms. — "  Catarina  Linkhorn,  at  Kingsess.  Born  16th 
June,  1751,  baptized  30  June,  1751,  her  Father,  Jacob  Linkhorn, 
Mother,  Anne  Linkhorn,  God-father,  Olove  Parlin,  God-mother,  Mary 
Eambo." 

P.  153,  Baptism. — "Anna  Linckhorn,  Born  8th  August,  1753,  bap- 
tized 23  September,  1753,  her  Father,  Abram  Linckhorn,  Mother,  Ann 
Linckhorn,  God-fathers,  Moses  Cox,  Abraham  Jonse,  God-mothers, 
Susanna  Smitli,  Brigitta  Camel." 

P.  161, — "John,  son  of  Jacob  and  Ann  Linkhorn,  Born  1st  February, 
1756,  baptized  28th  March,  1756.  Sureties,  Joh.  Justice,  Eobert  Faw- 
seth  and  Elizabeth  Justice." 

P.  168.— "Eebecca  Lincoln,  Born  11  December,  17.';7,  Baptized  27th 
March,  1758,  her  parents,  Jacob  and  Anne  Lincoln.  Sureties,  Andrew 
Bonde,  Mons.  Eambo  and  Catherine  Cammel." 

P,  183. — "  Mary,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Ann  Linkhorn,  Born  August 
17th,  1763.  Baptized  Oct.  2,  1763.  Sureties,  John  Walton,  Ludwig 
Stump,  Margeth  Campbel  &  Ann  Yockom." 

P.  192,  Baptism. — "  May  15th,  1766,  Jacob,  son  of  Jacob  and  Ann 
Linkhorn.  Born  April  1st,  1766.  Sureties,  David  Eobinson,  Mary 
Eambo  and  the  Mother." 

P.  117,  Marriages.— "  Oct.  8th,  1781,  John  Linkhorn  and  Elizabeth 
O'Neal." 

P.  11,  No.  26,  Marriage. — "  Thomas  Linnon  (Lincoln  ?)  and  Ann 
Ehods,  by  License,  the  24th  day  of  May,  1753." 

This  name  of  "  Linnon,"  if  there  be  such  a  name,  does  not  occur 
once,  except  in  the  above  instance,  on  these  books.  The  entries  made 
at  this  time  are  very  badly  spelled,  and  these  two  facts,  coupled  with 
the  name  of  Lincoln  having  been  Avritten  three  different  ways,  give  rise 
to  a  suspicion  that  the  above  may  be  "  Lincoln." 


A  LIST  OF  THE  FEEEHOLDEES  OF  SCHENECTADY, 
BEFOEE  THE  GEANT  OF  GOV.  DONGAK 

[From  Rev.  J.  F.  Schermerhorn's  MSS.] 

Eej'er  Schermerhorn,  Symon  Folckertse,  Derek  Brat, 

William  Tellei-,  Jacobus  Peek,  Symon  Groot, 

Sweer  Teunisse,  Isaac  Truax,    „.     'J  .  Harme  Vedder, 

Jan  Van  Eps,  Akes  Cornells  (Van  Slyck),  David  Marynus,        q^ 

Myndert  Wemp,  Jan  Roterdam,  ITranB   Harmense  von    der 

Sander  Leendertse  Glen,  Teunis  Swart,  Boga^, 

Daniel  Janse,     .  •  Pieter  Jacobse  Borsboom,  Class  van  Patten, 

John  Maybee,  -''  Benjn.  Kobortse,  EUas  van  Gyseling, 

Johannes  Glen,  ..f  yV'  Cornelis  Viele,  Gysbert  van  Brackelen, 

Karel  ■Shrasen,    '-    -   ■'"-  Glaas  de  Graas,  ClaasLauwerens  vander  Volgen, 

Sias  Swart,  Hendrick  mese  Vroman,  John  Pottman, 

Lewis  Cobus,  Adam  Vroman,  Pieter  Cornelise  Viele. 

Isaac  Switz,  Jan  Vroman, 


72  Anniversary  Address.  [April, 


AN  ADDEESS 
By  David  Parsons  Holto^st,  M.D. 


Deliyered  on  the  occasion  of  the  Third  Anniversary  of  the  New  York  Genealogical  and 
Biographical  Society,  February  24th,  1872. 


Mr.  President  axd  Fellow  Members  : — Your  appointee,  after 
some  deliberation,  lias  selected  a  subject  which  has  at  sundry  times 
occupied  his  thoughts,  and  on  which  he  has  personal  conclusions, 
which  he  hopes  may  not  be  wholly  devoid  of  interest  and  benefit,  es- 
pecially to  thc«e  making  or  about  to  make  genealogical  researches. 

The  selection  of  a  single  topic  may  possibly  be  more  acceptable  when 
we  call  to  mind  the  general  subjects  so  fully  presented  by  our  worthy 
President  on  former  occasions.  The  yiature  and  uses  of  genealogical 
science  were  ably  portrayed  in  his  last  anniversary  address. 

He  then  presented  for  our  consideration  the  requirements  oi^ gene- 
alogy. First,  those  which  pertain  to  the  investigator,  viz.,  love  of 
kindred,  love  of  investigation,  an  active  imagination,  a  sound  and 
disciplined  judgment,  conscientious  regard  for  truth,  perseverance, 
patience,  and  tact.  Second,  those  which  pertain  to  its  arrangement 
and  expression  in  printed  or  written  form,  viz.,  exact  definition,  simple 
statement,  and  rigid  conciseness. 

The  same  gentleman  last  year  gave  the  history  of  the  growth  and 
development  of  genealogical  research  in  the  United  States,  and  by 
special  request  has  this  evening  supplemented  that  history  to  the  pre- 
sent date. 

Tinder  these  circumstances,  we  may  now  venture  to  approach  a  topic 
which  produces  a  divergence  of  opinion  among  genealogists,  regarding 
elementary  points  and  fundamental  steps,  which  need  special  examina- 
tion, serious  reflection  and  unwavering  decision  at  the  very  threshold 
of  genealogical  pursuits.  To  these  initial  points,  ladies  and  gentlemen, 
your  attention  is  very  respectfully  invited. 

Previously  to  naming  the  subject  of  divergence,  let  us  say  a  few  words 
in  general,  and  in  which  all  will  probably  agree. 

As  man  from  his  incipient  existence,  in  passing  through  successive 
stages,  is  furnished  with  organs  and  apparatus  adapted  to  the  changing 
condition  of  life,  so  the  human  race,  in  its  progressive  stages  from  gene- 
ration to  generation,  finds  or  invents  new  agencies  requisite  for  its  for- 
ward strides  on  the  higher  platform  of  humanity. 

Man,  in  his  modes  of  development,  in  his  growth  and  decay,  and  in 
many  of  his  acts,  is  in  strong  analogy  with  animals  ;  while  from  them 
he  is  undeniably  and  unmistakably  separated  by  his  knowledge  of  an- 
cestors, and  by  his  ability  to  transmit  in  forms  legible  to  posterity  a 
record  of  his  own  experience. 

The  grand  characteristic  of  man  is  his  ability  to  transmit,  to  read, 
and  to  utilize  this  experience.  Discoveries  in  sciences  physical  and 
wie/«physical  of  one  generation  thus  become  the  inlieritance  of  all  suc- 
ceeding generations.     In  doing  the  best  acts  possible  in  our  several 


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callings  and  walks  of  life  and  in  making  the  best  possible  record  for 
posterity,  we  do  but  pay  a  debt  surely  due  to  our  ancestors. 

The  obligation  here  named  presents  two  departments  :  that  of  doing 
and  that  of  recording. 

Fulton,  Morse,  and  a  host  of  other  illustrious  benefactors,  and  a  still 
greater  number  of  faithful  laborers  in  every  useful  science  or  art,  belong 
to  the  first  class — the  doers. 

Irving,  Prescott  and  many  other  eminent  Avriters,  and  a  still  greater 
number  of  diligent  chroniclers  of  discoveries,  inventions  and  noble 
deeds  belong  to  the  second  class ;  both  classes  honorably  laboring  for 
the  welfiire  of  the  living,  as  a  reivard  to  ancestors,  who  regard  the  pre- 
sent from  the  heights  of  venerable  antiquity. 

:     Both  classes,  the  doers  and  the  recorders,  work  in  honor  of  ancestors 
and  for  the  good  of  posterity. 

We  read  in  the  account  of  the  recent  sporting  excursion  on  our 
western  prairies,  that  the  Grand  Duke  Alexis  selected  a  single  buffalo 
as  an  object  of  pursuit,  instead  of  chasing  the  herd  as  a  whole.  Thus, 
would  we  attain  to  a  clear  view  of  the  life  and  experience  of  the  early 
settlers  of  any  country,  we  should  select  individuals,  and,  in  imagina- 
tion, enter  with  them  into  their  families,  and  go  Avith  them  in  forest, 
field  and  town,  and  place  ourselves  in  intimate  sympathy  with  them  m 
their  various  walks  of  life. 

In  like  manner  let  us  view  the  development  of  families  from  the 
€arly  settlement  of  New  York,  Albany,  Plymouth,  Springfield,  Boston 
and  other  towns,  through  successive  generations  to  the  present  time. 
These  serial  biographies,  or  rather  these  genealogical  and  biographical 
memorials  put  "in  parallels  ;  I  e.,  pursued  and  represented  simultane- 
ously, by  charts,  diagrams  or  records,  will  become  generous  mines, 
yielding  abundant  materials  for  the  historian. 

These  component  and  organic  elements  may  be  easily  brought  into 
coordinate  harmonv  by  the  historic  brain  and  hand. 

Biography  is  more  than  the  handmaid  of  history.  It  is  the  substra- 
tum, the  bone  and  sinew ;  or  rather,  biography  is  to  history  what  the 
heart,  lungs  and  other  organs  are  to  the  human  frame. 

In  this  connexion,  I  beg  to  speak  a  little,  in  parenthesis,  on  two 
words  having  in  their  signification,  if  not  in  their  etymology,  instruc- 
tive analogies,  viz.,  histology  and  historg.  In  histology  (the  science  of 
tissues),  we  recognize  the  vital  action  of  each  cell,  each  fibre,  and  every 
modification  of  their  net-work  and  finished  tissues  forming  the  frame 
work,  all  working  singly  and  in  combination  to  make  the  human  body 
complete. 

In  history  we  deal  with  a  net-work  of  ideas,  revolving  not  merely  as 
cells,  threads  and  tissues  of  a  mortal  physical  body  ;  but  in  their  stead 
we  have  elemental  circles,  links  and  chains  of  knowledge— ideas  present 
to  the  mind  singly  and  in  combination,  standing  as  living  verities ; 
forming  under  the  imagination  and  the  reason  a  warp  and  woof  more 
perfect  than  Gobelin  tapestries— a  texture  which  grows  not  by  the  decay 
of  some  elements,  and  their  replacement  by  others,— a  system  of  living 
textures  forming  a  perpetually  flowing  body,  flowing  away  from  mate- 
rial finite  bounds,  to  the  spirits  of  the  present  and  successive  genera- 
tions. It  was  in  accordance  with  this  philosophic  view,  that  the 
ancients  formed  the  word  historg  from  roots  signifying,  not  merely 

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ideas  standing  as  a  histologic  web,  but  as  ideas  flowing,  flowing,  flowing 
to  the  reward  of  ancestors,  to  the  welfare  of  the  living  in  present  time, 
as  well  as  to  the  benefit  of  posterity. 

During  a  visit  made  to  Boston,  last  summer,  for  the  purpose  of  col- 
lecting records  of  descendants  of  Pilgrim  and  Puritan  ancestors,  includ- 
ing those  of  the  descendants  of  Edward  Winslow  of  Droitwich,  Eng- 
land, whose  sons  were  among  the  early  settlers  of  Plymouth  and  Boston, 
Mass.,  I  called  upon  a  highly  respected  citizen,  a  descendant  of  Mary 
Winslow,  grand-daughter  of  the  said  Edward.  Of  course  the  children 
of  Mary  AV'inslow  bore  the  surname  of  her  husband,  and  her  grand- 
daughter's descendants  bore  the  several  names  of  their  respective 
fathers.  The  honorable  descendant  of  Mary  Winslow  is  a  scholar  and 
a  gentleman.  His  manuscript  notes  and  charts  of  the  genealogies  of 
his  ancestors  of  the  Winslow  and  other  lines,  prove  his  personal  inte- 
rest in  the  subject.  His  minute  and  general  knowledge,  and  his 
ordinary  good  judgment  certainly  predisjiose  us  to  give  great  weight  to 
his  views  on  the  subject  of  publishing  genealogies  of  successive  gene- 
rations as  descendants  through  female  lines  intermarried  with  men  of 
other  names.  He  did  not  approve  of  a  system  whicli,  under  the  title 
of  Winsloiu  Genealogy,  should  include  himself  and  his  children  ; 
though  he,  in  fact,  bears  the  same  degree  of  kinship  to  Edward  Winslow 
aforesaid,  that  he  bears  to  his  pratronymic  ancestor,  of  a  correspond- 
ingly past  generation. 

Here  begins  one  point  of  divergence.  The  one  party,  which  for 
greater  fiicility  we  designate  pater-linecd,  would  write  genealogies 
limited  to  lines  bearing  the  patronymic  of  a  male  ancestor. 

The  other  party,  which  for  convenience  we  designate  amhi-linexd, 
i.  e.,  pater-mater-lineal,  would  present  the  records  of  descendants  of  a 
common  ancestor,  including  those  bearing  the  patronymic,  and  also 
those  of  equal  kinship  to  said  ancestor,  though  of  female  lines  and 
changed  names. 

That  the  first  named  party,  the  pater-lineal,  is  numerously  and 
honorably  represented,  is  evident  from  a  recent  review  by  William  H. 
Whitmore,  author  of  works  on  Heraldry  and  Genealogy,  and  member 
of  the  "Committee  on  Publication,"  of  the  New  England  Historic- 
Genealogical  Society,  Boston — a  gentleman  who  has  under  his  watch- 
ful observation  and  careful  scrutiny  Avhat  has  been  done  and  what  is 
being  done  throughout  Christendom  in  the  department  of  genealogy. 

Mr.  Whitmore,  in  his  review  of  Eev.  Benjamin  Woodbridge  Dwight's 
"  History  of  the  Descendants  of  Elder  John  Strong,  of  Northampton, 
Mass.,"  says : 

"  This  Strong  genealogy  ow^es  much  of  its  size  to  the  addition  of 
female  branches.  Instead  of  being  a  novelty,  it  is  an  imitation  of  the 
worst  features  of  English  genealogies.  Our  theory  is,  that  a  family 
history  should  be  built  on  the  plan  of  confining  the  notation  to  the 
bearers  of  the  family  name ;  to  the  male  lines.  Let  family  feelings 
have  full  power ;  lei  all  the  possessors  of  a  commo)i  name  draw  closer 
the  ties  of  TcindredP 

Surely  this  statement  of  the  point  of  divergence  is  unmistakably  put 
in  language  clear  and  concise ;  but  in  our  view,  the  creed  which  sup- 
ports this  pater-lineal  platform,  contains  a  /^rcMo-logical  shibboleth  for 
membership  of  a  genealogical  family — a  "  close  communion ''  test  un- 
suited  to  the  present  age. 


1872.]  Anniversary  Address.  75 

The  new-born  son  or  tlangliter  is,  physiologically  speaking,  the 
representative  of  father  and  mother ;  and  is  in  its  being  the  fulfillment 
of  the  Scripture  declaration  :  '^  And  they  tivain  sliall  be  one  flesh." 

This  may  have  a  social  interpretation  applicable  to  the  married 
pair ;  but  the  strict  physiological  import  of  this  text  is,  that  the  child 
is  the  one  flesh  which  erst  Avas  twain. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen,  for  a  short  time  let  us  leave  the  historic, 
literary,  social  and  moral  aspects  of  the  subject  before  us ;  and  con- 
sidering that  we  are  fearfully  and  wonderfully  made,  let  us  walk  int© 
the  physiological  laboratory  and  note  the  lessons  of  minute  and 
miscroscopic  anatomy,  note  the  lessons  taught  by  the  physiological 
development  of  the  embryo.  In  Holy  Writ  we  read :  "  So  God  created 
man  in  His  own  image,  in  the  image  of  God  created  He  him ;  male 
and  female  created  He  them.  And  God  blessed  them  and  God  said 
unto  them:  'Be  faithful  and  multiply  and  replenish  the  earth  and 
subdue  it.'"  Microscopic  examinations  demonstrate: — that  sperma- 
tozoa applied  to  the  germinal  cell  do  not  become  the  center  of  growth. 
They  are  dissolved  and  their  disorganized  materials  are  absorbed  by 
the  cell  germ.  From  this  moment  of  absorption  the  germinal  cell 
assumes  new  functions  of  growth.  The  young  being,  thus  primarily 
of  the  mother,  develops  through  a  series  of  progressive  stages,  nour- 
ished entirely  by  her  till  the  historic  period  of  the  child,  which,  from 
the  moment  of  its  birth,  is  embraced  in  the  field  of  genealogical 
studies. 

Physiological  facts,  harmonizing  with  the  precepts  of  our  holy 
religion,  teach  us  unmistakably  and  authoritatively  that  a  father  and 
mother  of  equal  personal  merits,  leaving  old  England; — say,  in  the 
May  Flower  of  Plymouth,  or  the  Half-moon  of  Manhattan,  are  equally 
entitled  to  honor  from  their  children  and  posterity.  In  the  series  of 
successive  brothers  and  sisters,  who  become  fathers  and  mothers  of 
parallel  lines  from  common  immigrant  parents,  can  the  advocates  of  the 
pater-lineal  system  tell  us  at  what  link  in  the  chain,  or  at  what  gene- 
ration the  honor  of  ancestors  is  to  be  transferred  from  the  female  to 
the  male  line  of  posterity  ? — 

We  maintain  that,  if  in  the  act  of  marriage,  a  contract  be  made  that 
the  wife  shall  transfer  her  goods  and  chattels,  her  estate,  real  and 
personal,  to  her  husband,  there  can  be  no  law  or  ruling  of  equity  by 
which  the  fair  name  of  her  aiicestors  can  be  so  transferred  or  ignored 
by  her  posterity. 

The  pater-linealist  says:  ''Let  family  feelings  have  full  poiver ;  let 
all  the  possessors  of  a  common  name  draw  closer  the  ties  of  kindred." 

My  respected  audience  may  well  fancy  they  hear  an  echo  of  this 
sentiment  in  these  words :  "  Let  family  feelings  have  full  power ;  let 
all  the  possessors  of  a  common  name  draw  closer  the  ties  of  kindred 
(i.  e.,  by  narrowing  their  scope,  by  contracting  their  circle).  Let  all 
the  females  be  shut  out  and  utterly  lost  in  their  husbands'  patronymic. 
Let  all  the  inherited  talent,  beauty,  amiability  and  grace  drawn  from 
the  mother's  family  be  credited  to  the  patronymic  of  the  husband." ! 

Can  the  advocates  of  the  pater-lineal  school  have  forgotten  that  it 
has  been  generally  conceded,  that  the  most  distinguished  men  of  any 
age,  are  the  sons  of  remarkable  mothers  ? 

Pater-linealists  reply:    This  inherited  maternal  greatness  applies 


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only  to  the  first,  second,  or  third  generation  from  the  mother ;  when 
her  influence  is  obliterated,  and  only  ancient  j^ntertud glory  shines! 

Yes,  forsooth,  pater-linealists,  keeping  full  records  of  sons,  sons' 
sons,  and  their  sons'  sons  down  the  long  stream  of  successive  genera- 
tions ;  and  omitting  to  keep  any  records  of  the  descendants  in  female 
lines — or  at  most,  of  only  one  female  to  a  hundred  males — and  then, 
having  data  on  one  side  only ;  and,  closing  their  eyes  to  the  other 
class,  triumphantly  speak  of  a  comparison  ! 

In  contrast  with  the  doctrine  of  the  pater-linealists,  hear  ye  what 
saith  the  Scriptures  :  "  Honor  thy  father  a7ul  thy  mother,  that  thy 
days  may  be  long  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee." 

Also,  in  the  Biblical  account  of  Creation,  we  observe  that  the  Lord 
first  formed  inorganic  materials  not  endowed  with  life.  Secondly: 
He  formed  the  vegetable  kingdom,  endowed  with  the  power  of  appro- 
priating these  inorganic  bodies  to  their  own  growth  and  life  functions, 
and  to  the  progressive  transformations  of  inorganic  matters  into  pro- 
ducts suited  to  the  needs  of  a  higher  order  of  creation.  Tliirdly :  He 
formed  animals  requiring  for  their  sustenance  the  compounds  and 
products  of  vegetable  life.  Fourtldy :  He  made  man,  requiring  for  his 
highest  development  both  vegetable  and  animal  products. 

We  thus  learn  the  order  of  Creation ;  and  that  the  primary  forms 
are  bases  for  a  secondary  and  higher  class;  and  from  that  order  we 
infer  the  relative  degree  of  perfection  in  the  objects  and  beings  created. 

Without  doubting  the  power  of  God  to  have  chosen  a  different  order 
of  Creation,  it  is  sufficient  for  us  to  see  what  His  chosen  order  was,  as 
revealed  in  the  Bible,  an  order  which  perfectly  harmonizes  with  what 
the  physiologist  sees  in  progressive  stages  of  life-forms,  now,  to  prevail. 

Finally :  The  Lord  created  woman ;  and,  profiting  by  the  rule  thus 
far  observed,  we  might  infer  lier  superiority  to  man.  The  highest 
civilization  of  the  ancients  placed  woman  mistress  only  of  housework 
and  domestic  arts,  and  though  admitted  to  the  friendship  of  her  hus- 
band, she  Avas  not  an  equal  participant  in  receiving  guests.  Her  hus- 
band would  have  been  dishonored,  in  their  eyes,  by  her  equal  partici- 
l^ation  at  the  festive  board.  Clouds  of  ignorance,  prejudice  and  injustice 
for  thousands  of  years  darkened  the  minds  of  men.  Slowly  have  those 
clouds  been  diminishing  in  density  and  extent.  Slowly  has  social  equal- 
ity of  woman  to  man  been  progressively  and  approximately  admitted. 

It  is  within  the  memory  of  those  now  living,  that  girls  for  the  first 
time  were  admitted  to  public  schools  in  Boston. 

Mr.  Sylvester  Judd,  whose  historical  researches  are  generally  found 
to  be  correct,  says:  The  laws  of  Massachusetts  Colony  and  the  votes  of 
towns,  relating  to  schools,  used  the  word  "children,"  and  did  not 
exclude  females;  yet  it  is  abundantly  evident  that  girls  did  not 
ordinarily  continue  to  attend  the  town  schools,  many  years,  in  the  old 
towns.  There  was  no  controversy  on  the  subject ;  it  seems  to  have 
been  considered  unnecessary  that  girls  should  be  instructed  in  public 
schools. 

There  were  many  cheap,  private  schools  in  Massachusetts  and  Con- 
necticut in  the  seventeenth  and  eighteenth  centuries,  kept  by  '"dames" 
in  their  own  rooms,  where  girls  were  instructed  to  read  and  sew,  and, 
in  some,  small  boys  were  taught  to  read. 

Writing  was  considered  much  less  important,  and  it  was  not  judged 
necessary  that  females  in  common  life  should  learn  to  write. 


1872.]  Anniversary  Address.  77 

Some  of  the  newer  towns  settled  in  the  last  centiiry  were  more 
liberal  in  schooling  the  girls  than  the  old  ones.  Many  of  the  old 
towns  were  long  remiss.  ^Boston  did  not  permit  females  to  attend  the 
public  schools  till  1790,  and  Northampton  did  not  admit  them  into 
the  town  schools  till  1802 !  It  was  an  nnheard  of  thing  for  girls  to 
be  instructed  by  a  master,  in  Ipswich,  Mass.,  till  about  1769.  Even  in 
these  latter  times  the  mother  and  her  daughters,  and  their  descendants 
in  the  line  of  daughters  are  kept  in  the  background;  while  the  hus- 
band, the  sons  and  their  descendants  in  the  line  of  sons  are  placed  in 
honor  by  Christian  genealogists. 

Thanks  to  God  for  giving  vision  to  the  blind,  and  understanding  to 
those  dull  of  comprehension ;  so  that  now  the  correct  interpretation  of 
the  Holv  Scriptures,  and  the  right  application  of  the  doctrines_  of 
Christianity  harmonize  with  the  revelations  of  physiology  in  defining 
the  position  of  woman.  The  shackles  of  her  thraldom  are  so  far  dis- 
solved, that  the  present  generation  looks  with  incredulity  upon  the 
past  neglect  and  wrong  inflicted  upon  her. 

It  is  with  great  pleasure  we  state,  that  the  late  Chancellor  Walworth, 
in  his  great  work,  the  "Hyde  Genealogy,''  nobly  honored  the  memory 
of  his  mother,  Apphia  Hyde,  and  that  of  his  great-great-grand- 
mother, Mary  Winslow,  by  tracing  their  ancestry  and  cdl  their  descend- 
ajiis  down  to  the  latest  born  at  the  date  of  his  large  volumes,  which 
now  stand  and  will  stand  as  witnesses — that — that— that  the  world 
yet  moves — in  favor  of  the  mater-lineals ! 

In  the  same  category  with  this  work  of  Chancellor  Walworth,  do  we 
place  the  recent  work  of  our  fellow-laborer.  Rev.  Benjamin  \Yoodbridge 
Dwight,  the  "Strong  Genealogy,'-  written  in  honor  of  his  mother, 
Sophia  W.  Strong,  her  ancestors  and  their  descendants,  in  both  male 
and  female  lines. 

It  is  probable  the  reverend  gentleman  may,  on  some  occasion,  have 
selected  as  a  text  for  his  people,  Deiit.  xxxii.— 16,  "Cursed  be  he  that 
setteth  light  by  his  father  or  Ms  mother  ;  and  all  the  people  shall  say. 
Amen."  In  a  former  text  quoted,  honoring  the  mother  is  declared  a 
virtue  with  reward;  here,  setting  light  by  the  mother  is  pronounced 
a  crime,  snJjject  to  punishment. 

The  works  of  Chancellor  Walworth,  Rev.  Mr.  Dwight,  and  other 
mater-lineal  genealogists  harmonize  with  the  doctrine  of  these  and 
many  other  analagous  texts  of  Scripture.  The  Strong  Genealogy 
would,  in  our  judgment,  have  been  more  convenient  for  a  reference 
had  there  been  used  exponents  for  the  several  generations;  and  also 
the  system  of  duplicate  serials  making  alternate  references,  after  the 
method  used  in  that  model  work  by  Rev.  Edmund  E.  Slafter,  Corres- 
ponding Secretary  of  the  New  England  Historic-Genealogical  Society. 
We  do  not  claim  perfection  for  these  authors. 

Spots  in  the  sun  may,  for  aught  we  know,  be  designed  to  nioderate 
the  intensity  of  light ;  which  might  otherwise  dazzle  or  strike  with 
blindness  the  feeble,  erring  mortals  of  earth. 

But  it  is  said :  if  every  one  is  to  be  recorded  in  every  genealogy  to 
which  he  can  be  traced  by  cmy  line  of  descent,  he  must  be  recorded  in 
over  one  hundred  families,  even  in  the  eight  generations  covered  by 
New  York  or  New  England  History. 

This   is   the   very  j^oint  for   ivliich   we   contend.      Our   immigrant 


78  Anniversary  Address.  [April, 

ancestors,  fathers  and  mothers,  together  braved  the  dangers  of  ocean 
and  forest,  wild  beasts  and  savage  Indians.  They  mntually  shared  in 
the  hardships  of  pioneer  life,  and  in  the  common  struggles  of  the 
early  colonies,  and  in  the  rearing  of  families.  Trials  and  sufferings 
they  endured  in  the  hope  of  securing  not  merely  a  home  for  them- 
selves,— but  a  home  and  institutions  of  freedom,  and  religion  for  their 
offspring.  This  hope  applied  to  their  daughters  as  well  as  to  their 
sons,  and  extended  to  generations  that  should  be  born  to  them. 

If  the  father  of  Mary  Winslow  above  named,  has  as  his  descendants 
several  hundred  families  ;  of  whom  one  hundred,  being  the  descendants 
of  the  said  Mary,  bear  one  hundred  different  surnames ;  and  some 
pious  descendant  of  hers  should  now  undertake  to  write  her  biography 
and  the  genealogy  of  her  descendants  ;  then  these  one  hundred  families 
would  ALL  be  equally  included. 

They  would  severally  bear  to  Mr.  Winslow,  the  father  of  Mary,  the 
same  degree  of  consanguinity  that  a  son  bearing  the  patronymic,  Wins- 
low, of  any  generation  correspondingly  equidistant  would  bear  to  the 
said  father. 

Thus  much  for  a  genealogy  in  the  descending  scale — genealogical 
records  or  tracings  by  chart  or  otherwise  from  ancestors  down  to  the 
youngtst  twigs  in  both  male  and  female  lines. 

We  confess  it  is  not  the  duty  of  all  persons  to  systematically  or  zeal- 
ously attend  to  genealogical  matters ;  and  of  those  who  do  write  geneal- 
ogies, it  is  not  necessarily  the  duty  of  every  author  to  survey  minutely 
all  the  branches  of  ascending  and  descending  lines  of  ancestry  and  pos- 
terity. Circumstances  may  enable  a  person  with  great  facility  to  collect 
facts  in  one  line  which  would  be  entirely  inaccessible  to  another  writer. 
The  motto  of  Genealogists  is : 

"  Cultivate  well  the  field  undertaken,  and  leave  to  others  what  they  will  do  better." 

Thus,  a  resident  of  Windsor  or  Lyme,  Connecticut,  undertaking  to 
write  the  genealogy  of  the  Griswold  family  of  that  State,  would  natur- 
ally begin  with  Edward  Griswold,  of  Kenilworth,  England,  and  give  the 
full  record  of  his  children  who  came  to  America,  and  that  of  their  chil- 
dren and  grand-children.  In  his  records  of  the  fourth  generation  in 
America,  he  would  come  to  Phebe^  Griswold,  the  sister  of  Gov.  Mathew^ 
Griswold,  of  Lyme.  He  would  find  this  Phebe^  married  14  Dec.  1731, 
the  Ilev.  Jonathan'  Parsons,  who  was  born  at  West  Spiicgfield,  Mass., 
the  celebrated  Divine  of  Newburyport,  the  friend  of  George  Whitfield. 
At  this  point  of  our  author's  records  of  the  Griswold  family,  he  learns 
that  the  family  of  Phebe''  and  her  husband,  Eev.  Dr.  Jonathan^  Parsons 
is  being  very  thoroughly  written  by  one  who  from  residence  or  rela- 
tionship has  a  predilection  to  study  the  genealogy  of  the  Parsons  family, 
and  who  from  his  location,  or  from  inherited  or  acquired  records  has 
special  facilities  for  making  a  Parsons  Memorial ;  including  complete 
records  of  the  descendants  of  the  said  Phebe^  Griswold. 

At  this  stage,  the  two  genealogists  become  co-laborers.  While  the 
author  from  Lyme  may  feel  an  interest  in  Phebe*  and  her  descendants 
equal  to  that  which  he  feels  for  her  brother,  Gov.  Mathew,-*  he  may  never- 
theless avail  himself  of  the  results  of  his  co-laborer,  giving  him  due 
credit,  and  embody  the  records  of  Phebe/*  and  her  descendants  in  his 
Griswold  genealogy ;  or,  at  his  election,  he  may  deliberately  refer  his 
readers  to  her  records  as  found  in  the  Parsons  Genealogy,  published  or 


1872.]  Anniversary  Address.  79 

about  to  be  published.  By  such  reference  he  in  no  manner  ignores 
Phebe's  rights  and  the  rights  of  her  descendants  of  whatever  name  to 
an  equal  representation  in  the  said  Griswold  Memorial. 

In  like  manner,  if  some  other  author  has  specially  studied  the  family 
records  of  Thoinas*  Griswold  or  of  any  other  brother  of  Phebe^  and 
Mathew/  and  has  published  or  is  about  to  publish  them,  a  similar  refer- 
ence by  the  author  from  Lyme  may  be  made  with  equal  propriety, — 
{hit  not  with  greater,)  than  in  the  case  of  the  sister  Phebe.-i  Edward 
Griswold  and  his  wife,  of  Kenilworth,  England,  common  ancestor  of 
these  families,  had  they  been  endowed  with  a  foreknowledge  of  their 
descendants  in  America,  would  have  been  unwilling  to  have  had  stricken 
from  their  view  the  career  of  their  daughters  and  their  offspring  repre- 
sented  in   those  distinguished  Connecticut  families Hillhouse, 

Bushnell,  Elliott,  McCurdy — and  others  in  whom  the  said  Edward  and 
his  wife  are  now  represented  by  ties  of  consanguinity  equal,  if  not  supe- 
rior, to  those  in  the  so-called  direct  male  line  of  Griswolds. 

Our  subject  may  receive  illustration  from  another  stand-point,  show- 
ing the  truth  of  the  theory  of  mater-linealists  and  ambi-linealists,  and 
the  justice  of  their  practice. 

This  stand-point  presents  to  view  an  Association"  of  Ancestors  in 
diverging  lines,  commencing  at  some  given  point  comparatively  recent, 
and  increasing  in  a  two-fold  ratio  (excepting  the  cases  of  consanguine- 
ous intermarriages),  as  the  ascent  is  made  from  generation  to  gener- 
ation towards  the  maximum  of  divergence ;  at  which  point  by 

reason  of  consanguineous  intermarriages,  the  outer  lines  of  the  series 
approximate  (inversely  analagous  to  the  aforesaid  divergence) — the 
number  of  ancestors  regularly  diminishing,  till  all  terminate  in  our 

first  parents,  the  happy  pair  in  the  Garden  of  Eden. The  first 

section  of  this  Association  of  Ancestors,  presented  to  view  from  this 
stand-point,  containing  five  generations,  is  denominated  the  '•  Seize 

<^UAETIERS." 

In  the  last  Anniversary  address  Dr.  Stiles,  speaking  of  the  "  Classi- 
■fication  of  Genealogies  "  says:  The  ''  Seize  Quartiers  "  (or  literally,  the 
sixteen  heads,  from  which  one  derives  his  descent ")  is  that  which 
involves  the  equal  consideration  of  all  progenitors  of  equal  degrees  and 
generations.  It  is  the  system  Avhich  has  generally  obtained  through- 
out the  continent  of  Europe,  and  Avhich  I  believe  is  growing  rapidly  in 
favor  among  American  genealogists." 

For  additional  remarks  of  Dr.  Stiles  on  the  ''  Seize  Quartiers"  refer- 
ence is  respectfully  made  to  Vol.  2,  page  75  of  the  N.  Y.  Genealogical 
and  Biographical  Record.  In  Vol.  I,  No.  4  of  the  Record  may  be  found 
on  page  2Gth,  an  article  by  our  felloAV-laborer,  Eev.  Beverley  R.  Betts, 
illustrating  the  use  of  the  word  Quarter,  and  Quartering  in  marshall- 
ing arms.  He  says:  "A  very  important  part  of  Heraldry  in  this  coun- 
try is  included  under  the  head  of  Marshalling.  This,  in  its  strict 
meaning,  is  the  arranging  of  several  coats  in  one  shield,  according  to 
certain  laws,  for  the  purpose  of  showing  the  descent  of  the  person  who 
bears  them ;  but  involves  also  the  explaining  and  elucidating  such 
shields  or  atchievements,  when  they  are  formed.  This  is  one  way  in 
which  the  intimate  connection  x)f  Armoury  and  Genealogy  is  shown. 
An  atchievement  may  be  a  guide  to  a  forgotten  pedigree.  A  pedigree 
may  explain  the  mysteries  of  an  atchievement,  or  may  give  the  means 
of  constructing  one." 


80  Anniversary  Address.  [April, 

Again  I  quote  from  Dr.  Stiles :  "The  end  and  scope  of  genealogists  in 
this  country  is  for  the  most  part  very  different  from  those  published  on 
the  European  continent.  There  the  endeavor  of  such  studies  is  to  con- 
nect one's  self  with  noble  and  distinguished  families  or  to  ascertain 
rights  to  titles  and  estates.  But  here  we  find  our  American  genealo- 
gists true  to  the  American  theory  that  every  man  is  to  be  measured  by 
his  own  worth  and  works." 

Dr.  Stiles  seems  to  have  been  of  St.  Paul's  way  of  thinking,  who,  far 
from  ignoring  ancestral  virtues,  recited  to  Timothy  the  graces  he 
inherited  from  his  mother  Eunice  and  grandmother  Lois  ;  and  at  the 
same  time,  like  a  sensible  man,  cautioned  him  against  relying  on  such 
or  any  inheritance  as  a  substitute  for  personal  acts.  St.  Paul  seems  to 
have  been  a  genealogist  of  the  mater-lineal  party;  reciting  the  graces 
found  in  the  maternal  line  of  ancestry,  and  saying  not  a  word  about 
paternal  lines.  Our  pater-linealist  brethren  cannot  claim  St.  Pauh 
Holy  Writ,  both  in  the  Old  and  New  Testament,  abounds  in  genealo- 
gical records  :  but  it  will  be  observed  none  go  beyond  our  first  earthly 
parents,  as  created  by  the  Lord. 

Canst  thou  by  searching  find  out  God  ?  Canst  thou  find  out  the  Almighty  unto  per- 
fection?— Job  xi,  7. 

In  view  of  the  majesty  and  infinity  of  God,  the  Creator,  St.  Paul  gives 
a  caution  against  extending  genealogical  researches  beyond  the  finite; 
i.  e.  beyond  Adam  and  Eve.  He  cautions  against  going  to  the  infinite,, 
to  the  endless  ;  for  surely  "  C7idless"  as  applied  to  a  serial  progression, 
from  generation  back  to  generation,  can  rest  only  in  God. 

We  plead,  therefore,  from  all  considerations  for  the  untrammeled 
PRIVILEGE  of  genealogists,  mai^er-linealists,  jua/e^'-linealists,  and  amhi- 
linealists,  Avithout  professional  censure,  to  exercise  their  powers,  accord- 
ing to  their  several  opportunities,  in  the  discharge  of  a  pious  duty,  in 
paternal  and  maternal  aspects.  But  whoever  publishes  a  book  of  gene- 
alogies, whether  of  Strongs,  Dwights,  Whitmores  or  others,  contain- 
ing only  the  descendants  in  male  lines  of  the  patronymic,  should  add 
to  the  title  some  qualifying  word,  implying  the  jyar^/rti  scope  embraced; 
otherwise,  if  the  record  commences  with  the  great,  great  grandfather 
(there  being  no  sanguineous  intermarriages),  the  title  might  lack  fif- 
teen-si.ctee7iths  of  being  true ;  for  certainly  only  one-sixteenth  part  of 
the  blood  of  great,  great  grand  children,  is  referable  to  the  patronymic 
ancestor  of  the  fifth  ascending  generation. 

It  has  been  said,  that  in  an  ambi-lineal  book,  the  reference  numbers, 
or  serial  numbers,  should  be  limited  to  members  bearing  the  patronymic 
— that  if  the  female  lines  are  regularly  given,  these  shotdd  be  outside  of 
the  serial  numeration. 

I  have  already,  in  anticipation,  replied  to  tliis  hack  ground  position  ; 
and  without  misgivings  claim  for  them  an  equal  and  concurrent 
enumeration. 

Thanks  to  the  Arabs  for  their  easy  flowing  numeration  and  figures. 
In  these  days  of  steamboats,  electric  telegraphs  and  Yankee  notions 
— elevated,  arcade  and  underground  railroads,  shame  to  us,  genealogists, 
if  we  fail  to  devise  and  execute  some  mode,  plan  or  syste7n  by  which 
references  shall  be  easy  and  sure ;  and  in  a  summary,  or  otherwise,  so 
arranged  that  the  total  of  the  patronymic,  as  well  as  the  total  of  any 
other  name,  may  be  clearly  seen  in  tabular  or  other  form. 


1872.]  Ancient  Families  of  Albany.  81: 

In  proof  of  our  appreciation  of  the  Arabs  and  for  other  good  reasons 
let  lis  not  hesitate  to  adopt  a  system  of  double  numbering  and  duplicate^ 
reference  so  well  illustrated  (in  part)  in  the  Slafter  Memorial. 

The  evening  of  our  Third  Anniversary,  this  24th  February,  1872, 
hastens  to  its  close,  and  with  the  flowing  moments  rush  to  my  mind 
numerous  items  relating  to  the  work  before  us ;  but  in  deference  to 
the  physical,  intellectual  and  social  requirements  of  my  audience,  these 
many  impulses  must  now  be  suppressed.  One  partiug  hope,  we  may,, 
however,  express — that  the  measures  already  initiated  for  a  fire-proof 
buildiug  suited  to  the  needs  of  our  Society  may  be  speedily  carried  for- 
ward to  a  successful  issue.  We  need  in  New  York  a  building  analagous 
to  that  which  the  New  England  Historic-Genealogical  Society,  after 
twenty-five  years  of  honorable  existence  and  eminent  usefulness,  has 
recently  attained  in  Boston  ;  commodious,  favorably  located,  with,  its 
reading,  its  conversation,  and  committee  rooms,  its  hall  for  meetings 
of  the  Society,  and  a  fire-proof  apartment  for  the  safe-keeping  of  such 
documents  as  are  of  rare  merit,  and  of  which  the  loss  would  be  irre- 
parable. 


CONTRIBUTIONS  TO  THE  HISTOEY  OF  THE  ANCIENT 

DUTCH  FAMILIES  OF  ALBANY. 

By  Jon^athan  Peaeson,  M.A, 

CUYLEE. 
(First  Three  Generations.) 

Hekdrick  Cutler,  tailor,  born  in  1637,  came  to  Albany  about 
1664,  and  bought  a  lot  on  the  Hill,  on  the  east  side  of  North  Pearl  street 
near  State  street;  in  1680  he  owned  a  lot  on  the  south  side  of  State  street, 
west  of  Pearl,  "  near  ye  Fort,"  which  after  his  death  passed  into  the  pos- 
session of  his  son-in-law,  PieterVan  Brugh.  In  1675,  he  made  his  brother 
Eeynier,  "  cnoopemaecher  tot  Amsterdam,"  his  attorney,  to  receive  cer- 
tain property  of  Pieter  Nicolaas  Gouverneur,  then  residing  at  Amster- 
dam. He  was  deceased  in  1691,  and  his  wife  Anna,  in  1703.  They 
had  the  following  children  : — 

Johannes,  eldest,  born  in  1661. 

Abraham. 

Maria,  baptized  in  New  York,  March  13,  1678. 

Rachel. 

Sarah. 

JoHAKNES  Cutler,  eldest  son  of  Hendrick  Cuyler,  was  a  trader, 
admitted  freeman  of  New  York  city,  1696,  and  Mayor  of  Albany, 
1725-6  ;  he  had  a  lot  on  the  east  side  of  Pearl  street,  second  south  of 
Steuben  street,  extending  through  to  James  street.  He  married  Elsje, 
daughter  of  Major  Dirk  Wesselse  Ten  Broeck,  November  2,  1684.  She 
was  buried  in  'the  church,  April  14,  1746.  They  had  the  following 
children  baptized  in  the  Albany  Church  : — 

Anna,  Nov.  29,  1685. 

Christina,  Sept.  2.5,  168Y. 

Christina,  Dec.  4,  1689,  and  buried  in  the  church,  Nov.  20,  1755. 

Hendrick,  Jan  10,  1692. 


''■^>5xy5-^  .,' 


82  Ancient  Families  of  Albany.  [April, 

Saea,  Oct.  22,  1693. 

Elsje,  Aug.  25,  1695. 

Cornelius,  baptized  in  New  York,  Feb.  14,  1697. 

Johannes,  Feb.  19,  1699. 

Maria,  Nov.  25,  1702. 

Elisabeth,  May  13,  1705. 

Rachel,  Sept.  21,  1707. 

R.^CHEL,  Nov.  27,  1709. 

Abraham  Cuyler,  son  of  Hendrick  Cuyler,  trader,  married  Caatje, 
daughter  of  Jan  Janse  Bleecker,  November  17,  1689.  He  Avas  buried 
in  the  eliurch,  July  14,  1747.  She  died  April  8,  and  was  buried  in  the 
church,  April  11,  1734.  They  had  the  following  children  baptized  in 
the  Albany  Church  : — 

Hendrick,  born  in  New  York,  Dec.  22,  1690.  I 

Grietje,  baptized  Oct.  30,  1692. 

Anna,  April  14,  1695,  and  died  Nov.  17,  1709. 

Johannes,  June  26,  1698. 

Sara,  April  28,  1700. 

Mari.\,  April  4,  1703,  and  was  buried  Feb.  18,  1722. 

Sara,  Oct.  6,  1706. 

Catharina,  Feb.  20,  1709. 

Abrah.^m,  Dec.  29,  1713. 

NicoLAAS,  June  28,  1716. 

Maria  Cuyler,  daughter  of  Hendrick  Cuyler,  married  John  Cruger, 
in  New  York,  March  5,  1703.  They  had  the  following  children  bap- 
tized in  New  York : — 

Elisabeth,  June  9,  1703. 
An.na,  April  2,  1704. 

TiELEMAN,  Nov.    11,   1705. 

Hendrick,  Nov.  26,  1707. 
John,  July  19,  1710. 
Maria,  June  8,  1712. 
Sara,  Dec.  8,  1714. 
Maria,  May  11,  1718. 

Rachel  Cuyler,  daughter  of  Hendrick  Cuyler,  married  Captain 
Myndert,  son  of  David  Pieterse  Schuyler,  October  36,  1693,  in  New 
York.  He  was  buried  in  the  church  at  Albany,  October  21,  1755  ;  she 
was  buried  in  the  church,  July  24,  1747.  They  had  two  daughters, 
Anna,  baptized  February  28,  1697,  who  married  Johannes  De  Peyster, 
and  Rachel. 

Sara  Cuyler,  daughter  of  Hendrick  Cuyler,  married  Capt.  Pieter 
Van  Brugh,  son  of  Johannes  Van  Brugh,  of  New  York,  November  2, 
1688,  in  New  York.  They  had  a  daughter,  Catharine,  baptized  in  New- 
York,  November  10,  1689. 


DOUW. 

Capt.Volkebt  Janse  Douw,  from  Frederickstadt,  was  in  Beverwyck, 
1638-1686.  His  house  lot  was  on  the  west  corner  of  State  street  and 
Broadway,  property  still  owned  by  the  family.  He  was  a  trader  and 
brewer,  and  in  connection  with  Jan  Thomase  Witbeck,  dealt  largely  in 
real  estate.     Their  brewery,  situated  on   the  easterly  half  of  the  'Ex- 


1872,]  Ancient  Families  of  Albany.  83 

change  block,  and  extending  to  the  river,  they  sold  in  1675,  to  Harmen 
Rutgers,  son  of  Rntger  Jacobsen.  In  1663,  they  bought  of  the  Mahi- 
kanders,  Schotack  or  Apjen's  [little  monkey's]  Island  and  the  mainland 
lying  east  of  it,  He  also  owned  Constapers  Island,  lying  opposite 
Bethlehem,  half  of  which,  in  1677,  he  sold  to  Pieter  Winne.  In  1672, 
he  owned  Schuffer's  Island  below  Beeren  Island,  which  he  sold  to 
Barent  Pieterse  Coeymans.  He  married  Dorotee  Janse  Van  Breestede, 
April  19,  1650.  in  New  Amsterdam.  She  was  sister  of  Eutger  Jacob- 
sen's  wife,  and  died  November  22,  1681.  He  was  deceased  in  1686. 
They  had  the  following  sons,  all  of  whom  grew  to  maturity  and 
had  families :  Jonas,  the  eldest,  Henderick,  Volkert,  and  probably 
Andries. 

JoxAS  VoLKERTSE,  eldest  son  of  Capt.  Volkert  Janse  Douw,  married 
first  Magdalena,  daughter  of  Pieter  Quackenbos,  November  14,  1683, 
and  secondly,  Catrina,  daughter  of  Jan  Thomase  Witbeck,  and  widow 
of  Jacob  Sanderse  Glen,  April  24,  1696 ;  on  the  7th  of  October,  1736, 
" hy  in  den  Heer  onslajje  op  een  Donderdag  omtrent  te  2  ure  namiddag, 
en  ' Smaendags  hegraven  na  dat  hy  vier  loeken  sichgeivest  is,"  in  Green- 
bush.     They  had  the  following  children  : — 

Maritie,  baptized  Oct.  19,  1684. 

Volkert,  born  Nov.  14,  1686,  and  died  April  17,  1711. 

DoROTUEE,  born  June  22,  1689. 

Pieter,  born  Mar.  24,  1692,  and  died  Aug.  21,  1775. 

AxDRiES,  son  of  Volkert  Janse  Douw,  in  1684,  was  master  of  the 
open  boat,  John,  plying  between  iVlbany  and  New  York.  He  married 
first,  Eflfie,  daughter  of  Capt.  Hans  Hendrickse ;  secondly,  Lydia  De 
Meyer ;  and  thirdly,  Adriana  Vander  Grift,  in  New  York,  Feb.  24, 
1708.     They  had  the  following  children  : — 

JoHANNE.s,  baptized  in  Albany,  Oct.  10,  1686. 
Catharina,  baptized  Nov.  26,  1704. 
Catharina,  baptized  in  New  Yorlc,  Dec.  19,  1708. 
Rynier,  baptized  in  New  York,  Nov.  5,  iVio. 
Volkert,  baptized  in  Albany,  April  3,  1713. 

Hendrick,  son  of  Capt.  Volkert  Janse  Douw,  married  Neeltie, 
daughter  of  Myndertse  Frederickse  [Van  Yvere]  and  "  wedmve  van 
Marten  Gerritse  Van  Bergen,"  October  3,  1697.  He  was  buried  May 
18,  1751.  The  following  children  were  baptized  in  the  Albany 
Church : — 

Volkert,  June  26,  1698. 
Volkert,  Sept.  3.  1699. 
Dorothea,  Mar.  23,  1701. 
Pieterje,  Aug.  16,  1702. 
Johannes,  June  25,  1704. 
Neeltie,  Nov.  27,  1709. 

Volkert,  son  of  Capt.  Volkert  Janse  Douw,  married  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Abraham  Van  Fricht,  November  16,  1701.  She  was 
buried  January,  1752;  he,  September  2,  1753.  They  had  the  following 
children  baptized  in  the  Albany  Church : — 

Dorothea,  Aug.  16,  1702. 
Abraham,  Nov.  17,  1706. 
Johannes,  Jan.  12,  1709. 
Elisabeth,  Oct.  24,  1711. 
M.^rgarita,  April  14,  1717. 


84  Ancient  Families  of  Albany.  [April, 

GANSEVOORT. 

Hakmen  Harmense  Van  Gansevoort,  brewer,  settled  in  Bever- 
wyck  as  early  as  1660;  in  1677,  he  bought  of  Ponlus  Martense  Van 
Benthuysen,  the  lot  on  the  south  corner  of  Broadway  and  Maiden 
lane,  which  is  still  owned  by  his  descendants.  He  married  Maritie 
Leendertse  Conyn,  daughter  of  Leendert  Philipse  Conyn ;  she  was 
buried  January  7,  1743.  The  following  children  were  baptized  in  the 
Albany  Church : — 

Leendert,  baptized  Sept.  19,  1683. 

Rachel,  June  20,  1686. 

Lydia,  July  20,  1690. 

Rebecca,  July  9,  1693. 

Hendrick,  Sept.  27.  1696,  buried  Sept.  27,  1746. 

Leendert,  eldest  son  of  Harnien  Gansevoort,  married  Catrina, 
daughter  of  Johannes  De  Wandelaer,  May  11,  1712.  He  died  Novem- 
ber oO,  1763  ;  she  died  Aug.  16,  1767.  He  resided  on  the  Stanwix  Hall 
lot.     The  following  children  were  baptized  in  the  Albany  Church  : — 

Harmen,  April  20,  1713  (?),  married  Magdalena,  daughter  of  Petrus  Douw. 

Hendrick,  Aug:.  19,  1716. 

Sara,  Dec.  28,1718. 

Johannes,  April  7,  1721,  married  first,  Maria  Douw;  and  secondly,  Effie  Beeckman.  ■^ 

Maria,  June  9,  1723,  buried  Oct.  3,  1739. 

PiETER,  July  25,  1725,  married  Gcrritje,  daughter  of  Jacob  Ten  Eyck. 

Elsie,  Sept.  17,  1727,  buried  March  20,  1753. 

Agnietie,  Feb.  4,  1730. 


LANSING. 

Gerrit  Lansing  (Lansingh,  Lansinck),  early  came  to  Beverwyck 
from  Hassell,  near  Zwoll,  in  Overyssell,  and  was  deceased  before  Octo- 
ber 3,  1679.  He  left  the  following  children:  Gerrit,  Hendrick, 
Johannes,  Aeltie,  Gysbertje,  and  Hilletie. 

Gerrit,  son  of  Gerrit  Lansing,  baker  and  trader,  resided  at  different 
times  in  Albany,  Schenectady  and  New  York  ;  about  1692  he  married 
a  second  wife,  Catryntie  Sanderse  Glen,  widow  of  Cornelis  Barentse 
Van  Ditmars,  who  was  killed  at  the  burning  of  Schenectady  in  1690; 
and  thirdly,  about  1696,    Elsie     *     *     *  jje   had  the  following 

children: — 

Elisabeth,  baptized  in  Albany,  Jan.  20,  1689. 

Gerrit,  Aug.  20,  1693. 

Johannes,  Mar.  10,  1695. 

Anna,  baptized  in  New  York,  March  28,  1697. 

Elsie,  baptized  in  New  York,  March  12,  1699. 

Sander,  baptized  in  New  York,  April  20,  1701. 

Susanna,  baptized  in  New  York,  Jan.  5,  1703. 

Evert,  baptized  in  Albany,  Dec  31,  1704. 

Jacob  [Jacobus?],  Dec.  22,  1706. 

Abraham.  Feb.  27,  1709. 

Isaac  (V),  Jacob  (?). 

Hendrick,  son  of  Gerrit  Lansing,  in  Albany  as  early  as  1 666 ;  died 


1872. 1  Puhlic  Records  of  England.  85 

July  11,  1709.  He  married  Lysbet  *  *  *  ,  and  had  the  following 
children : — 

Alida,  baptized  July  3,  1685. 

Jacob. 

Hendrick. 

Maria,  wife  of  Huybert  Gerritse. 

*"  JoHANXES,  son  of  GeiTit  Lansing,  trader,  in  1678,  married  Geertie 
Ooosense  Van  8chaaick,  widow  of  Hendrick  Coster;  naturalized  in 
1715  ;  was  buried  in  the  church,  February  36,  1728.  He  had  the  fol- 
lowing children : — 

Elisabet,  born  in  1679,  married  Stephanus  Groesbeck,  in  1699. 

Geertruy,  baptized  Nov.  2,  1684,  married  Reyer  Gerritse. 

JoHAN.xES,  Sept.  4,  1687. 

Engeltie,  Aug.  17,  1690. 

Gerrit. 

Abrahaai. 

Aeltie,  daughter  of  Gerrit  Lansing,  married  Gerrit  Van  Slichten- 
iorst.  She  had  the  following  children  :  Hillegonda,  Gerrit,  Eachel, 
Oouda. 

Gysbertje,  daughter  of  Gerrit  Lansing,  married  Hendrick  Janse 
Eoseboom,  and  had  the  following  children  :  Johannes,  Gerrit,  Hende- 
rick,  Myndert  and  Margarita,  who  married  Pieter  Thomase  Mingael, 

HiLLETiE,  daughter  of  Gerrit  Lansing,  married  Storm  Van  Der  Zee, 
son  of  Albert  Andriese  Bratt.  She  had  two  sons  who  lived  to  maturity 
and  left  families — Albert  and  Wouter,  besides  a  daughter,  Anna,  who 
married  Johannes  Becker,  Jr. 


PUBLIC  RECORDS  OF  ENGLAND, 

CONTAINED^IN  THE   ReCOED    HoUSE   lif   LONDON. 


A  Paper   read   by  Mr.  Charles 'A.  Cole,  of  London,  at  the  Regular  Meeting  of  the 
Society,    May    28th,    1870. 


The  earliest  and  most  important  record,  preserved  in  the  English 
*'  Public  Record  Office,"  which  affects  the  history  of  the  land  and  those 
who  possessed  it,  is  the  '^ Doynesday  Booh"  The  survey  commenced  in 
the  year  1085,  by  the  order  of  William  the  Conqueror.  The  commis- 
sioners who  were  sent  out  to  complete  the  survey,  were  to  ascertain  the 
name  of  every  place ;  who  held  any  portion  of  the  land  in  the  time  of 
King  Edward  the  Confessor ;  who  was  the  present  possessor ;  the 
measure  and  extent  of  the  land ;  the  description  and  degree  of  the  ten- 
ants ;  what  free  men  ;  how  many  tenants  in  soccage  ;  what  quantity  of 
wood ;  how  much  meadow  and  pasture ;  Avhat  mills  and  fish-ponds,  or 
mines  ;  how  much  added  or  taken  away ;  what  the  gross  value  was  in 
King  Edward's  time ;  what  the  present  value ;  and  other  details  that 
identified  every  yard  of  ground  surveyed,  and  what  it  was  worth.  All 
this  was  to  be  triply  estimated.  First,  as  the  estate  was  held  in  the 
time  of  the  Confessor ;  tJmi.  as  it  was  bestowed  by  King  William  the 


86  Public  Records  of  England.  [April, 

Conqueror ;  Thirdly,  as  its  value  stood  at  the  formation  of  the  survey ; 
and  to  state  whether  any  advance  could  be  made  in  the  value.  The 
drift  of  these  pertinent  investigations  is  evident.  The  Conqueror 
wished  to  know  the  worth  of  his  conquest.  It  can,  of  course,  be  at 
once  imagined  how  interesting  are  the  details  of  these  two  priceless 
and  perfectly  preserved  volumes,  to  any  one  engaged  in  the  quest  of 
exact  topographical,  historical,  or  genealogical  data,  and  hence  it  will 
be  understood  that  every  county  history  which  has  been  compiled  in 
the  English  counties,  takes  "  Domesday  Booh "  as  its  fountain-head 
and  first  great  source  of  information.  It  was  printed  in  two  folio  vol- 
umes, witli  a  folio  volume  of  index,  early  in  the  present  century ;  and 
within  the  last  few  years,  has  been  photo-zincographed  by  Sir  Henry 
James,  of  the  Royal  Engineers,  and  his  assistants,  at  the  government 
expense,  so  that  the  contents  are  virtually  within  the  reach  of  every  one 
who  chooses  to  master  its  obsolete  language,  and  the  intricate  abbrevi- 
ations of  the  text. 

Eecords,  in  general,  have  been  marked  out  into  three  classes ;  (1) 
Inrolhnents,  which  are  intended  to  be  official  and  authentic  records  of 
lawful  acts  made  by  the  proper  officer  of  any  court,  upon  rolls,  or  in 
some  cases,  in  official  entry-books  of  the  same  court ;  (2)  Memoranda 
of  acts  or  instruments  brought  into  the  proper  office  of  any  court  by 
parties  in  interest  therein  (or  by  their  agents),  either  in  the  form  of 
rolls,  or  otherwise,  and  preserved  in  bundles  or  on  files;  (3)  Boohs  of 
Entries,  containing  memoranda  of  acts,  &c.,  entered  by  officers  of  the 
court. 

The  law  courts  of  England  most  prominent  and  fullest  of  copious 
memoranda  for  the  genealogist's  use,  are  the  Courts  of  Chancery,  Ex- 
chequer, Queen^s  Bench,  and  Common  Pleas.  Their  departments  and 
connections  need  not  be  enumerated  here,  they  would  puzzle  tlie  most 
learned  antiquarian  in  their  mere  nomenclature,  at  the  first  glance. 
Nor  is  it  necessary  to  speak  of  the  Cou7-t  of  Chivalry,  the  Court  Mar- 
shal, the  Co^irt  of  Star  Chamber,  the  Cou7't  of  Wards  and  Liveries^ 
and  others  of  a  kindred  type,  which  served  a  particular  purpose,  and 
then  passed  away,  being  merged  in  the  greater  courts.  To  these  may  be 
added  the  immense  masses  of  missives,  letters,  and  papers,  connected 
with  the  several  state  offices  and  public  commissions,  which  are  replete 
with  personal  details  of  every  description, 

The  king's  palace  appears  anciently  to  have  been  the  proper  place  for 
the  records  of  the  courts.  The  Exchequer,  the  Chancery,  and  the 
Sovereign  Courts  of  Judicature,  followed  the  king  from  place  to  place, 
and  the  records  were  kept  at  the  court  or  palace  of  the  occasional  resi- 
dence of  the  sovereign.  And  when  the  courts  became  stationary,  they 
were  held  Avithin  the  precincts  of  the  king's  palace,  and  the  records  re- 
mained with  the  courts. 

The  old  historian  of  London  writes,  "  the  King,  Henry  III,  ordained 
that  there  should  be  three  judgment  seats  in  the  great  hall  of  West- 
minster ;  the  Common  Pleas,  at  the  entry  of  the  hall,  on  the  right 
hand ;  the  King's  Bench  at  the  upper  end  of  the  hall,  on  the  right 
hand,  or  south-east  corner ;  the  Chancery  on  the  left  hand,  or  south- 
west corner.  Within  the  entry,  into  the  Hall  ot  Westminster,  on  either 
side,  are  ascendings  up  into  large  chambers,  without  the  hall,  adjoining 
thereto,  wherein  certain  courts  are  kept ;  namely,  on  the  right  hand  is 


1872.]  Public  Records  of  England.  87 

the  Court  of  Exchequer.  This  CoiTrt  of  Exchequer  hath  of  old  time, 
and,  as  I  think,  since  the  Conquest,  been  kept  at  Westminster,  not- 
withstanding sometimes  removed  thence,  by  commandment  of  the 
king,  for  a  time,  and  after  restored  again,  as  namely,  in  the  year  1209, 
King  John  commanded  the  Exchequer  to  be  removed  from  Westmin- 
ster to  Northampton,  &c.  On  the  left  hand,  above  the  stairs,  is  the 
Duchy  Chamber,  wherein  is  kept  the  court  for  the  Duchy  of  Lancaster, 
The  rolls  and  records  of  this  court  are  in  the  custody  of  the  clerk,  to 
whose  office  they  appertain ;  but  the  king's  evidences,  leases,  and  grants 
of  Duchyland,  are  in  the  keeping  of  the  auditors.  Then  is  there  in 
another  chamber,  the  office  of  the  receipts  of  the  Queens  revenues  for  the 
Crown,  that  is,  the  Keceipt  of  the  Exchequer.  Then  there  is  also 
the  Star  Chamher.  This  Star  Chamber  anciently  was  the  Council 
Chamber  Avithin  the  king's  palace  of  Westminster,  where  the  king's 
council  sat.  At  the  upper  end  of  the  great  hall,  by  the  King's  Bench, 
is  a  going  up  to  a  great  chamber,  called  Wliitehcdl,  wherein  is  now  kept 
ihQ  Court  of  Wards  and  Liveries  \  and  adjoining  thereto  is  the  Court 
of  Requests.  Within  the  ancient  palace  is  the  Ring's  Treasury,  which 
in  1303  (31  Edward  I)  was  robbed.  Besides  the  treasury  for  money 
there  was  within  the  palace  another  Treasury  of  Eecords,  relating  to 
the  kingdom's  puldic  afftiirs,  preserved  in  certain  chambers  and  rooms. 
Here  are  reposited  many  ancient  and  precious  records.  As  within  the 
place  called  particularly  '  The  Treasury, '  where  once  the  Court  of 
Wards  was  kept,  are  the  Eecords  of  Leagues  with  the  realms  of  Arra- 
gon,  Flanders,  Germany,  and  some  of  France  and  other  places.  Also, 
there  are  many  records  relating  to  the  casting  off  the  Bishop  of  Eome's 
authority,  and  the  subscriptions  of  almost  all  the  priests  of  the  realm 
to  the  king's  supremacy,  and  the  books  of  the  orders  of  St.  George  and 
St.  Michael,  the  covenants  of  marriage  between  King  Philip  and 
Queen  Mary,  and  sundry  books  of  foreign  accounts  and  other  matters 
of  state.  Also,  within  the  Abbey  of  Westminster,  there  was  an  older 
Treasury  than  that  of  the  palace,  which  was  called  The  Old  Treasury, 
a  place  always  designed  for  the  custody  of  the  leagues  of  the  kingdom  ; 
it  was  vaulted  with  stone,  and  had  chests  and  presses  that  were  empty. 
There  is  also  another  treasury  in  the  Abbey  of  Westminster,  vaulted 
also  with  stone,  and  so  out  of  danger  by  fire,  but  it  wanted  reparations 
both  in  glass  and  lead.  Here  were  kept  all,  or  the  most  part  of,  the 
records  of  the  King's  Bench  and  Common  Fleas, fines,  zvrifsand  assizes, 
of  all  the  kings  since  the  conquest,  until  the  most  part  of  the  reign  of 
Henry  VIII.  Also,  in  the  custody  of  the  Lord  Treasurer  and  Cham- 
berlain of  the  Exchequer,  were  abundance  of  records  in  bags,  as  records 
of  pleas  and  perambulations,  and  inquisitions  of  forests ;  records  of 
many  men's  lands  in  England  and  Wales,  as  c07irt  rolls,  auditor's  ac- 
counts, accounts  of  sundry  Erench  counties,  also  deeds  of  purchase 
made  by  sundry  of  Queen  Elizabeth's  progenitors,  for  sundry  their 
honours,  manors  and  lands." 

This  careful  antiquary,  however,  only  mentions  the  records  and  re- 
positories in  and  about  Westminster  Hall,  and  tells  us  nothing  in  this 
summary  of  the  immense  magazine  of  archives  in  the  tower  of  London 
and  elsewhere, 

Every  student  will  be  pleased  to  learn  that  these  and  all  the  public 
records  of  England  are  now  assembled,  or  in  course  of  being  assembled. 


88  Fublic  Records  of  England.  [April, 

in  one  vast  central  edifice  in  London.  It  is  a  fire-proof  construction, 
with  stone  walls,  and  iron  shelves  and  racks,  and  shelters,  under  its 
roof,  the  contents  of  more  than  three-score  repositories,  formerly  used, 
some  of  which  were  ill-lighted,  badly  ventilated  holes  and  corners, 
lofts  and  vaults,  and  all  of  them  little  suited  for  the  safe  custody  and 
preservation  of  these  unique  masses  of  public  archives.  The  Puhlic 
Record  Office,  on  the  Koll's  estate.  Chancery  Lane,  London,  is  vigilantly 
watched,  "day  and  night,  but  admission  is  granted,  without  let  or  hin- 
drance, to  any  one  desirous  of  inspecting  its  treasures,  and  consulting 
what  is  inscribed  on  their  multitudinous  divisions.  All  fees  have  been 
abolished  by  the  present  Master  of  the  Eolls,  Lord  Romilly,  the  keeper 
of  the  public  records,  acting  under  the  intelligent  counsel  of  Sir  T. 
DuflFus  Hardy,  the  deputy  keeper.  Both  these  gentlemen  are  devoted, 
earnest  and  untiring  friends  to  archseological  enquiry,  and  promote,  in 
every  way,  the  unreserved  and  open  study  of  the  muniments  entrusted 
to  their  charge  ;  both  have  helped  the  public  to  the  use  and  consulta- 
tion of  the  public's  own  property,  the  national  archives,  more  than  any 
custodians  who  have  gone  before  them. 

There  is  a  chronological  inventory  of  all  public  muniments  in  the 
office,  and  the  officers  in  charge  readily  and  gratuitously  impart  their 
knowledge  of  the  various  departments  for  which  they  are  answerable,  to 
any  inquirer.  And  it  will  be  easily  understood  that  such  a  duty  is  not 
an  ordinary,  light,  or  facile  one,  when  we  consider  what  a  crowd  of 
heedless,  frivolous,  half-informed  folk,  throughout  the  empire,  resort  to 
this  oflice,  in  search  of  the  facts  which  may  connect  them  with  this  or 
that  great  family,  or  entitle  them  to  this  or  that  unclaimed  property, 
concerning  which  the  public  records  afibrd  an  endless  amount  of  accu- 
rate intelligence.  It  may,  indeed,  be  emphatically  asserted,  that  there 
is  not  a  public  ofiice  in  England  which  better  fulfils  its  ministration 
than  The  Public  Record  Office.  Nor  is  there  one  which  is  content  to 
labor  with  more  frugal  reward,  or  has  more  honorable  duty  to  accom- 
plish. 

Of  course,  calendars  or  indexes,  some  printed,  the  majority  in  MSS., 
have  been  prepared,  or  are  in  progress  of  preparation,  by  which  ready 
access  is  to  be  obtained  to  the  documents.  And,  in  some  instances,  the 
information  is  so  carefully  condensed  in  the  calendar,  that  the  enquirer 
lias  no  need  to  turn  to  the  record  itself,  and  is  saved  all  further  trouble 
or  delay. 

It  is  impossible,  within  the  limit  assigned  us,  to  give  any  adequate 
insight  into  the  value  of  the  vast  quarries  of  material,  in  which  the 
genealogical  explorer  may  dig  and  delve,  if  he  cares  to  approach  and 
essay  the  English  Public  Records,  ranging  over  a  period  of  six  and  a 
half  centuries.  Some  very  prominent  classes  of  records,  however, 
occur  to  mind,  among  which  I  may  mention  the  inquisitions  post- 
mortem, or  after-death  investigations,  issued  under  the  authority  of  the 
Courts  of  Chancery  or  Exchequer,  and  which  are  of  primary  import- 
ance. They  begin  in  the  reign  of  Henry  II,  in  the  year  1154.  They 
were  taken  by  virtue  of  Avrits  directed  to  the  officer  of  each  county,  or 
district,  to  summon  a  jury  on  oath,  who  Avere  to  enquire  on  oath  what 
lands  any  particular  person  died  seized  of,  or  possessed  with,  and  by 
what  rents  or  services  the  same  were  held,  and  who  was  the  next  heir, 
and  of  what  age  he  was,  that  the  king  might  be  informed  of  his  right 


1872.]  Public  Becords  of  England.  89 

to  retain  the  lands  or  hold  tliem  in  ward,  nntil  the  heir  came  of  age. 
They  also  show  whether  the  tenant  was  attainted  of  treason,  or  an 
alien,  in  either  of  which  cases,  the  king  resumed  the  right  of  posses- 
sion. They  likewise  show  the  quantity,  quality,  and  value  of  the  lands 
of  which  each  died  seized. 

A  curious  illustration  of  the  laws  relating  to  marriage  and  inherit- 
ance is  furnished  by  an  inquisition,  photo-zincographed  in  the  Book  of 
Facsimiles  of  National  M8S.  It  was  the  inquisition  taken  at  Salis- 
bury, on  Tuesday  after  the  Annunciation  of  the  Blessed  Virgin,  1254, 
upon  the  death  of  William  de  Cardunville.  William  was  a  tenant-in- 
chief  of  the  king,  and  had  married  a  woman  named  Alice,  with  whom 
he  had  lived  for  sixteen  years,  and  by  Avhom  he  had  several  children, 
one  of  whom,  a  boy,  Richard,  would  have  been  his  heir  but  for  a  very 
material  obstacle.  About  a  year  before  the  death  of  William  de  Car- 
-dunville,  a  woman  named  Joan,  by  whom  he  had  a  son,  also  named 
Eichard,  many  years  previously,  appeared,  and  sued  William  in  the 
Ecclesiastical  Court,  as  her  husband.  She  pleaded  tlie  j^roniise  he  had 
made  to  her,  and  upon  proof,  judgment  was  given  in  her  favor,  and  the 
other  woman,  who  had  been  his  wife  for  sixteen  years,  was  divorced. 

The  jury,  however,  doubting  whether  Joan's  son,  Richard,  aged 
twenty-four  years,  is  really  heir,  to  the  exclusion  of  Alice's  son, 
Richard,  as  Joan  had  not  been  "solemnly  espoused  at  the  Church 
door,"  returned,  in  default  of  both  sons,  that  Robert  de  Cardunville, 
their  fathers  brother  is  his  heir.  There  is  no  necessity  to  insist  upon 
the  direct  value  of  such  exact  notabilia  to  the  pedigree  hunter,  or  to 
the  local  or  general  historian. 

From  the  Pipe  Bolls, — a  series  of  records  of  account  of  monies 
received  and  expended  for  the  Crown,  extending  from  the  time  of 
Henry  II  to  the  abolition  of  the  office  in  the  third  year  of  King 
William  IV, — the  entries  of  debts,  the  responsibilities  of  townships, 
tithings,  districts,  and  individuals  are  set  forth,  with  the  expen- 
diture for  public  and  private  purposes  of  all  kinds,  which  furnish  an 
infinite  variety  of  detail  specially  usefal  to  the  compilation  of  personal 
histories.  All  the  profits  belonging  to  the  Crown  were  here  set  down, 
the  profits  of  lands  and  tenements,  goods  and  chattels  seized  into  the 
hands  of  the  Sovereign,  and,  indeed,  the  total  of  its  certain  or  casual 
revenues,  and  where  they  all  came  from. 

The  Court  Bolls  of  manors  possessed  by  the  Crown,  with  the  manor 
rolls  themselves,  exhibiting  the  provincial  laws  of  customs,  the  rights 
of  the  King  as  landlord,  every  particular  relative  to  the  manors,  their 
extent,  cultivation,  number  of  teams  and  condition  of  the  stock,  con- 
duct of  the  bailiffs,  the  tines,  amerciaments  and  reliefs,  heriots,  offer- 
ings, and  sales,  the  lists  and  names  of  the  persons  who  received  such 
monies,  the  daily  expenditure  of  the  various  officers,  and  the  possession 
and  duties  of  every  one  connected  with  the  management  or  cultivation 
of  the  manors,  swell  the  full  tide  of  information,  so  that  he  who  has 
not  a  definite  and  decided  purpose  to  serve,  is  in  danger  of  being  lost 
on  his  voyage  of  discovery. 

It  would  be  tedious  in  the  extreme  to  attempt  to  recapitulate  the 
contents  of  the  classes  of  Miscellanea,  belonging  to  the  Courts  of  Ex- 
chequer and  Chancery,  nor  would  it  serve  any  useful  purpose  on  this 
occasion  to  analyse  the  character  of  the  Coram  Bege,  quo  warranto, 

7 


90  Public  Becords  of  England.  [April,, 

jiiry  mid  assize  rolls,  ihe  judgment  rolls  of  tlie  Courts  of  Queen's  Bench 
and  Common  Pleas,  which  contain  the  general  proceedings  in  causes 
between  individuals,  as  well  as  the  proceedings  in  disputes  with  the 
Crown,  indictments,  informations  and  similar  proceedings  to  which 
parties  were  called  upon  to  plead,  {a)  From  the  suits,  hills  and 
answers,  and  depositions  in  the  Courts  of  Chancery,  Exchequer,  Star 
Chamber  and  Court  of  Eequests,  a  boundless  store  of  biographical  data 
maybe  gleaned;  for  these  are  proceedings  in  equity  between  subject 
and  subject,  or  they  are  upon  informations  in  the  name  of  the  Attor- 
ney-General on  behalf  of  the  Sovereign. 

Then  again,  the  special  classes  of  records  .which  affect  the  transfer 
of  landed  property,  the  fncs  and  recoveries,  and  deeds  of  bargain  and 
sale  help  to  complete  a  history  of  every  estate  in  the  kingdom  and  of 
every  family  possessed  of  any  real  property  from  the  lotli  century 
downwards.  The  indentures  of  fines,  which  are  arranged  in  counties, 
are  in  a  wonderful  state  of  preservation:  in  the  majority  of  instances,, 
the  hand-writing  of  the  scribe  compiling  the  instrument,  in  the  earlier 
periods,  is  as  bright,  clear  and  legible,  as  though  it  were  from  his  pen 
but  yesterday. 

The  archaeologist  and  antiquarian  have  happily  within  reach  a  primer 
or  preparatory  publication  if  they  resolve  to  investigate  and  master,  in 
their  own  person,  the  textual  dithculties  of  the  early  records  of  the 
English  realm.  In  the  general  introduction  to  the  Close  Rolls,  a  series 
belonging  to  the  enrollments  of  the  Court  of  Chancery,  commencing 
A.D.  1204,  on  which  are  recorded  all  mandates,  letters,  and  writs  of  a- 
private  nature,  the  student,  with  a  fliir  knowledge  of  the  Latin  and 
French  languages,  is  enabled  to  commence  his  education  as  a  record 
explorer.  The  volume  to  which  this  introduction  is  appended  is  a 
printed  edition  of  a  transcript  of  the  Close  Rolls  from  the  year  1204 
to  1224.  It  wiis  edited  by  the  present  deputy-keeper  of  the  public 
records,  Sir  T.  Duffus  Hardy.  Its  value  is  above  impeachment.  It 
a  mine  of  information.  And,  besides  the  copious  illustrative  and  ex- 
planatory introduction,  full  of  recondite  learning,  it  is  supplied  with  a 
table  of  abbreviations,  used  in  the  records,  of  exact  and  acknowledged 
value.  Every  enquirer  should  learn  this  table  by  heart,  and  will  find 
himself  provided  with  as  necessary  a  weapon  as  the  axe  is  to  the 
pioneer  in  a  primaeval  forest. 

The  Close  Rolls  are  of  infinite  variety  and  importance,  both  in  a 
public  and  private  point  of  view.  They  illustrate,  in  an  eminent 
degree,  the  policy  and  history  as  well  of  foreign  nations  as  of  England, 
in  the  13th,  14th  and  15th  centuries;  the  biography  of  the  princes  and 
other  illustrious  personages  of  the  times  ;  and  elucidate  the  laws,  par- 
ticular and  general,  the  prerogative,  the  power  and  influence  of  the 
clergy  and  nobility,  and  the  relative  condition  of  the  people,  as  well 
morally  as  politically.  Sir  Thomas  Hardy  in  his  introduction  gives 
the  following  enumeration  of  subjects  to  present  an  idea  of  their  mis- 
cellaneous nature  and  importance.     "  In  reference  to  the  king  and  his 

(a)  Here,  too.  are  eni-olled  petitions  and  proceeding's  in  parliament,  occasionally, 
pleadings  before  the  king  and  his  council,  illustrations  of  the  laws,  the  public  history 
and  the  customs  of  the  country,  the  liberties  and  privileges  of  corporations,  towns,  and 
Tillages, — the  measures  of  laud  and  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Ecclesiastical  and  other 
inferior  Courts  from  the  time  of  Richard  I,  A.  D.  1189 — nearly  seven  centuries  ago. 


1872.]  Neio  York  Marriage  Licenses.  91 

royal  rights  and  authority,  may  be  inchided  articles  concerning  the 
royal  prerogative,  crown  revenue,  deodands,  treasure  trove,  gold  and 
silver  mines,  donationes  regis,  fines  for  transgressions,  royal  parks  and 
forests,  magna  cliarta,  the  charter  of  the  forest,  the  royalties  of  hunt- 
ing and  hawking,  economy  of  the  royal  household,  royal  marriages, 
robes  and  dresses,  jewels,  coins,  queen's  gold,  tournaments,  levying  of 
armies,  king's  messengers,  naval  and  military  affairs,  homage,  fealty, 
knight's  service,  aids  and  marriages,  duels,  bail  and  pardons,  jorotec- 
tions,  truces,  public  and  private  letters  to  the  king  upon  state  aflFairs, 
scutage,  talliage,  livery  of  Jands,  assignments  of  dower,  royal  presents  to 
distinguished  individuals.  Connected  with  the  courts  of  law  will  be 
found  matters  relating  to  politics  and  hiAvs,  the  Chancellor  of  England, 
deliveries  of  the  great  seal,  jurisdiction  of  the  Courts  of  Chancery, 
King's  Bench  and  Exchequer,  wardship  of  minors,  custody  of  idiots 
and  lunatics,  appointments  of  justices  to  the  peace,  escheators  and 
coroners,  the  Privy  Council,  &c.,  &c.  Uhder  ecclesiastical  afHiirs,  the 
subjects  of  divorce,  adultery,  alimony,  prayers,  Masses,  Papal  bulls, 
knights  hospitallers  and  templars,  will  occur.  In  ilhistration  of  the 
progress  of  trades  and  manufactures,  various  entries  will  be  found  re- 
specting repairs  of  palaces,  public  buildings  and  bridges,  &c.,  the  arts, 
pictures,  painting,  costume,"  &c. 

But  my  very  slight  sketch  must  draw  to  a  close. 

I  hope  it  will  be  understood  that  in  this  rapid  indication  of  some  of 
the  more  prominent  classes  of  the  English  public  records  to  which  the 
genealogist  should  first  turn  his  attention,  I  have  not  even  attempted 
to  do  much  towards  making  anything  like  a  survey  of  the  extent  and 
value  of  these  stores  upon  stores  of  information.  Even  their  very  bulk 
is  astonishing.  The  classes  are  so  numerous,  their  branches,  arteries, 
and  lesser  streams  so  abounding,  and  their  contents  of  such  varied  and 
inexhaustilile  interest  that  one  might  as  well  endeavour,  in  a  brief 
notice,  to  treat  upon  the  treasures  and  arcana  of  the  largest  public 
library  in  the  world. 


NEW  YORK   MAERIAGE  LICENSES. 

[contributed   by   E.    B.    o'CALLAGHAK",   M.D.] 

Continued  from    Vol  2,  jj.  142,  of  "  The  Record." 

1693. 
December    19.  Zebulon  Carter  and  Heiltie  Sloot. 

1694. 
January      11.  Richard  More  and  Rebecca  Baily. 
1.  Joseph  Wright  and  Ann  Henry. 
— .  Edward  Croats  and  Sarah  Thomson. 
25.  Robert  Wharton  and  Mrs.  Ann  West. 
March  31.  Gilbert  Marriner  and  Jannettie  ffloyd. 

April  7.  Benj.  Cooper,  of  Southampton,  Suffolk  Co.,  and  Helena 

VVilkins. 
12.  Johannes  d'Honneur  and  Johanna  Maynard. 
16.  John  Loring,  mariner,  and  Kath'e  Van  Clyff. 
20.  Richard  Pateshal  and  Hannah  Hoist. 


92 


Neio  York  Marriage  Licenses. 


[Api-il, 


May 

9. 
10. 

June 

4. 

22. 

July 

August 

September 

9. 

9. 
10. 
IS 

J-O. 

19. 

October 

G. 

11. 

11. 

21. 

23. 

November 

2. 

6. 

23. 

26. 

December 

12. 

13. 

26. 

31. 

1695. 

January 
Marcli 

31. 
9. 

April 

6. 

8. 

10. 

20. 

May 

10. 
28. 

June 

1. 

4. 

19. 

20. 

28. 

27. 

July 

1. 

8. 

24. 

August 

19. 
24 

Septembei 

•12. 
16. 

16*. 

30. 

October 

11. 

16. 

28. 

Novembei 

•    6. 

Jacobu^^  Dekey  and  Sarah  Willet. 

John  Clatworthy  and  Mary  Leeson. 

William  Pead  and  Mary  Hardenbergh. 

John  Van  Strydt  and  Jolianna  Lewis. 

Edmond  Thoma?  and  Mary  Soiiward. 

Nicholas  Fielding  and  Deborah  Cooley. 

John  Evans  and  Catherine  Macgregere. 

Johannes  Groenendyke  and  Delia  Childers. 

Cornelis  de  Peyster  and  Maria  Bancker. 

Daniel  Ilonan  and  Sarah  Jones. 

Philip  Wilkison  and  Helena  Tiller. 

Hend'k  Jansen  Vandcnbergh  and  Mary  Ann  Burton. 

John  French  and  Mary  White. 

Richard  Yaresly  and  Dorothy  Gore. 

Lancaster  Simms  and  Katharine  Larkin,  widow. 

James  Dawning  and  Sarah  Evans. 

AVilliam  Pell  and  Eliz'th  Van  Tenyl. 

Thomas  Lewis  and  Francis  Leisler. 

Nicholas  Carnaby  and  Jane  Dawning. 

Robert  Greg  and  Leena  Mourits. 

Peter  Slade  and  Margery  Wislake. 

Jacobus  Cox  and  Catharina  Davids. 

Paul  Miller  and  Antie  van  der  Heyden. 

Abram  Cole  and  Rebecca  Britten. 

Peter  Masett  and  Lydia  Coel. 

Peter  CuUom  and  ]\Iartha  Barriman. 

Andrew  Law  and  Cornelia  Dischington. 

John  Tuder  and  Affie  Van  Iloorn. 

Simon  Young  and  Ann  Elnm. 

James  Spencer  and  Mary  Carly. 

John  Fifiher  and  Barbary  J^Iorton. 

Volckert  Ilcndricksen  and  Elizabeth  Paulus. 

Martinus  Lamberts  and  Catrina  van  Nuwenhuysen. 

John  Cortlandt  and  Anna  Mary  van  Schaick. 

John  Blancbard  of  Newcastle,   Merch't,  and    Joanna 

Gaultier  of  N.  Y.       ,  _ 

Matthew  de  Hart  and  Jannetie  Mauritz. 
Cornelius  Low  and  Margt.  van  Barsum. 
Joseph  Smith  and  Margt.  Barents. 
Giles  Stollard  and  Elizabeth  Tuder. 
Caspar  Spriugsten  and  Jannetie  Jacobs. 

George  Harwood  and "Willemke,  of  Flatbush. 

Thomas  Willet  and  Sarah  Hinchman. 
William  Finiconie  and  Patrene  Betterworth. 
James  Hewett  and  Mary  Dykeman. 
Moses  LeuAvis  and  Mary  Bayer, 
Jesse  Kipp  and  Mary  Stevens. 
Joseph  Bndd  and  Sarah  LTnderhill. 
Juriaen  Bosch  and  Geshennamah  Bruyor. 
John  liutton  and  Katrine  Straugnish. 
Thomas  Lynch  and  Anna  Jacobs. 


1872.] 


Neio  York  Marriage  Licenses. 


93 


November    8. 

16. 

18. 

27. 

December  24. 

1696. 
January  13. 
19. 
February  15. 
15. 
17. 
21. 
10. 

6. 
13. 

2. 

3. 

9. 
12. 
16. 
16. 
29. 
30. 

2. 

6. 

6. 

8. 
10. 
20. 


March 
April 

June 


July 


August         1. 

1. 

1. 

8. 

11. 

28. 

'      28. 

28. 

31. 

September   8. 

October      14. 

15. 

November  10. 

11. 

21. 

27. 


1697. 
January 
February 
March 
April 


26. 

11. 

1. 

5. 

28. 


Lewis  Bougeaud  and  Mary  Anne  van  Bursum. 
Thomas  Burroughs  and  Mary  Taylor. 
AndreAV  Cannon  and  Ann  Puppyn. 
Francis  Chappell  and  Ann  Fromanteel. 
Josiah  Hunt,  Jr.,  and  Abigail  Huestis. 

James  Wheeler  and  Elizabeth  Meek. 

Peter  Billian  and  Perkie  Hendricke. 

D^jniel  Letson  and  Helena  Boedaun. 

Christopher  Hooglandtand  Sarah  DeWitt. 

David  V^yland  and  Elizth.  Henry. 

Peter  DeLanoy  and  Mary  Edsall. 

Barnet  Eeyners  and  Heather  Ceysler. 

Jolni  Lawrence  and  Janetie  Stevenson. 

Andrew  Gibb,  gentl.,  and  Mrs.  Hannah  Smith. 

Jaspar  Hood  and  Kathrine  Anderson. 

Johannes  Ellsworth  and  Anna  Peters. 

Johannus  Wynkoop  and  Cornelia  Ten  Broeke. 

Fi'rancis  Hulin  and  Susanna  Nicliolas. 

John  Basfordand  Damares  Lynns. 

Webley  Easby  and  Alkie  Luv;erseij. 

Eichard  Crego  and  Sarah  Stilwell. 

George  Hulgrow  and  Eva  Burger. 

James  Clement  and  Sarah  Hii.chman. 

Thomas  Giles  and  Engoltie  Davies. 

Johannes  van  Brugen  and  Margaret  Provoost. 

Daniel  Dunscomb  and  Helena  Swaun. 

Johannes  Hardenbergh  and  Ilelenah  Meyer. 

Stephen  Eichard  and  Mary  van  Brnghen. 

William  Barton  and  Hannah  Hull.   -^ 

William  Fisher  and  Ann  Barsley. 

John  Bentie  and  l^lizabeth  Van  Clyff. 

John  Selsby  and  Sarah  Thompson.    • 

Zachariali  Weeks  and  Katherine  Meyer. 

William  Jenoway,  gentl.,  and  Mrs.  Agnetie  De  Meyer. 

George  Eevedly  and  Katherine  Holmes. 

Thomas  Wright  and  Lydia  Cobbitt. 

Louis  Dubois  and  Hesbher  Grasset. 

Henry  Jaman  and  Jane  Barber. 

John  Moore  and  Elizabeth  Cheek. 

Eigebell  Mott  and  Elizabeth  Thorne. 

Philip  Dodridg  and  Frances  Moore. 

William  Pruden  and  Ann  Hoorne. 

Edward  Lambert  and  Jane  Downing. 

Josiah  Eobinson  and  Margarett  Nicolls. 

John  Eighton  and  Frances  Tuder. 

Abraham  Kip  and  Kathalina  Van  Vlecq. 
Gerrijt  Vanderpool  and  Deborah  Warm. 
Peter  Cavalejr  and  Cornelia  Busch. 
Gabriel  Ludlow  and  Sarah  Hanmer. 
Barne  Cosins  and  Grace  Sanford.     • 


94  French  War  Letter.  [April, 

May  7.  Stephen  Buckenlioven  and  Anna  van  Hoist. 

Jnne  8.  Heiiricus  Kip  and  Magdalen  van  Vle'cque. 

Jnly  23.  Jonathan  Whitehead  and  Sarah  ffield. 

26.  Eobt.  Livino-ston,  Junr.,  and  Margaret  Schnyler. 
August       12.  Humphrey  Tregenny  and Brookesbanck. 

13.  Peter  Daille  and  Seijtie  Duyckinck. 


FRENCH    WAR    LETTER. 

[Transcribed  from  the  original,  in  possession  of  Bexajaii  Humphrey,  of  Simsbury,  by 
D.  W.  P.,  December  8,  1871.] 

Camp  Fort  Oxtario,  {a)  3d  October,  17G0. 

Honered  Father  and  mother  my  Duty  to  you  and  Love  and  Regards 
to  all  my  Brothers  and  sister  Hoping  throw  the  Goodness  of  God  these 
may  find  you  and  all  Friends  Avell,  as  throw  the  Goodness  of  God  they 
now  Leave  me  and  all  our  Tent  mates  except  Brother  Elihu(Z')  wlio  is 
Now  Sick  with  the  Small  Pocks  he  was  Taken  in  our  Jorney  from 
montreal  to  Oswago  at  fort  W"'  Augustus  (c)  or  the  fortified  Island 
near  Swagochey  {d)  he  was  Taken  22'"^  Sep'  I  Have  not  Heard  how 
he  Does  to  Day  but  Heard  he  was  in  a  fair  Avay  to  dwo  well  yeaster  Day 
as  his  Pocks  began  to  Turn  the  Day  before  yeasterday. 

We  Rec**  your  Letters  at  Swagochey  the  23''^  Sep'  dated  27  Aug'  in 
which  you  Inform  me  that  you  and  all  friends  was  in  good  health  as 
usal  which  I  Rejoice  to  hear  of.  Brother  Elihu  was  well  enough  to 
Read  the  same,  and  That  Day  he  Left  me.  Desired  I  Avould  write  to  you 
to  Let  you  Know  that  he  Avas  Sick  &c.  I  have  Nothing  very  Remark- 
abel  to  write  but  of  our  march  and  Success :  On  monday  morning  the 
11'^  Aug'  we  saild  from  fort  Ontario,  Saterday,  the  IC""  Do.  Landed 
within  9  mile  of  Swagochay,  on  Sunday  morn  they  sent  out  their 
vessel  to  meat  us  and  to  tak  and  Destroy  our  battoes  we  had  no 
vesels  with  us  biger  than  a  roe  gaily  that  Carried  one  12  Pounder  of 
which  we  had  four  they  went  out  to  meat  the  french  Sloop  and 
ingaged  her  and  after  firing  sum  Considerable  Guns  they  Struck  to 
our  Roe  Galles.  They  had  101  men  on  bord  and  10  Guns  they  had 
no  more  vessaels  then  but  one  that  was  Run  aground  which  they  Could 
not  Git  off  except  one  that  was  not  finished  as  Soon  as  we  was  master 
of  the  Sloop  Ave  Avare  ordered  to  Sail  in  our  battoes  DoAvn  to  the  fort  it 
being  on  a  Island  in  the  midle  of  the  River  Ave  Landed  on  each  side 
of  it  above  SAvagochy,  Swagochy  being  a  small  place  on  the  east  side 
of  the  River  about  3  miles  above  the  Island  then  Ave  made  our  battries 
on  each  side  and  sent  the  Sloop  Doavii  to  Lie  a  Gainst  the  fort  to  Draw 
their  fire  that  Avay    they  Cept  a  Considerable  fire  from  one  to  the 

(a)  See  Lossing's  Field  Book  of  the  Revolution,  i.  216,  217,  219. 

(6)  Ensign  in  Genl.  Phineas  Lyman's  Company,  made  up  principally  of  AYindsor,  and 
Simsbm*y  (Ct.),  and  Suffield  men.  See  Mustei^Roll  of  Company,  Stiles'  Hist.  Windsor, 
1  Conn.,  347. 

(c)  This  was  near  the  present  city  of  Ogdensburgh,  K  Y.,  and  was  known  at  the 
time  of  its  erection  by  the  French  as  Fort  Oswegatchie — also  as  Fort  Presentation,  or 
La  Gallitt.  It  was  taken  by  the  English  in  17CU,  and  by  them  named  Fort  William 
Augustus. 

(d)  Oswegatchie. 


1872.]  French  War  Letter.  95 

other,  the  23''''  our  Batteries  ware  Eeacly  and  fired  on  the  fort  and 
continned  firing  and  throing  shells  till  the  25th  at  4  oOlock  in  the 
after  noon  then  they  beat  a  parley  in  the  fort  and  Snrendred  the  fort 
to  US  on  the  ginerals  own  terms  to  Lay  Down  their  armes  and  march 
out  Prisoners  and  ware  sent  back  to  Oswago. 

the  31"*  Aug*  we  sailed  for  montreal  the  5""  Sep'  we  Came  to  Seader 
Pint  and  Landed  where  we  found  a  fine  street  of  houses  but  the  in- 
habitance  ware  all  fled  into  the  woods  for  shelter  whom  the  General 
Sent  word  to  that  if  they  would  come  in  and  Take  the  oath  of 
Leagance  to  his  britanack  magiesty  which  they  very  Eeadly  accepted 
and  then  came  flocking  in  and  went  every  man  to  his  work  giting  in 
their  Harvest,  and  other  Things,  the  Indeons  also  Came  in  and  made 
Peace  with  us  and  histed  iuglish  Colers  in  their  fort,  the  G"'  Do.  we 
-came  within  a  mile  and  a  half  of  the  City  of  montreal  without  any  Re- 
sistance, that  night  we  Lay  on  our  armes  and  the  next  Day  they 
Desired  a  Sceaseation  of  armes  Till  12  o'Clock  which  the  Ginral  granted 
but  they  could  not  agree  upon  terms  that  Day.  in  the  morning  the 
Gineral  (e)  sent  them  word  he  Could  not  wait  aney  Longer  for  his 
Troops  ware  a  Great  ways  from  home,  and  they  Did  not  intend  to  wait 
Long  to  have  them  Conclude  what  would  be  best  for  them,  they  then 
Capitulated  on  the  gin"  Own  Terms  on  the  8th  Do.  the  Garison  of 
Eegelar  Troops  to  be  sent  to  franco  and  all  Took  the  oath  of  Not  Tak- 
ing up  armes  against  his  britanick  majesty  During  the  war  or  against 
any  of  his  aleys  The  inhabatance  seemed  Glad  that  we  had  taken 
montreal  But  the  Gentlemen  that  owned  Great  farmes  seemed  much 
Cast  Down  But  they  Could  not  Help  themselves  for  Coll  Havelin's 
army  Lay  Below  them  (/)  and  Boston  and  Rod  Island  Provencials  and 
the  Rangers  Lay  on  the  East  side  of  the  River  and  our  army  above 
The  City  So  they  was  Sorounded  on  every  side  this  is  a  very  Fine 
City  tis  said  by  them  that  have  seen  it  Equal  to  the  City  of  New  york 
the  walls  are  about  3  miles  in  Length,  and  there  is  Eleven  Steaples  to 
be  Sen  in  the  City  be  side  some  out  of  the  City. 

I  see  I  shall  not  be  able  to  Give  you  so  full  account  as  I  would  for 
'want  of  Paper  so  must  conclude  with  my  sencear  Desires  of  your 
Prayers  to  god  for  us  that  he  would  Restore  my  brother  to  Helth  and 
R,eturn  us  home  if  it  be  his  will  and  Plesure. 

No  more  at  present  but  Remain  you  Dutifull  Son 

Nath'-''  Humphry,  {g) 
[Addressed] 

For  John  Humphry,  Esq'. 

att 
Simsbury  in  Connecituct 
these  with  Care. 

{e)  Probably  Lord  Amherst  is  here  meant. 

(_/')  A  large  division  of  English  troops  imder  Col.  Haviland,  occnpied  the  south  bank 
of  ihe  St.  Lawrence  River,  opposite  the  city.  General  Murray  came  up  the  river  from 
Quebec,  whicli  city  had  surrendered  to  the  English  arms  the  year  before,  and  General 
{or  Lord)  Amherst's  army  came  up  on  the  other  side  from  Oswego,  by  way  of  the 
river.  Vaudreuil  was  tlie  French  commandant — and  after  the  surrender,  Gen.  Gage 
(afterwards  Governor  of  Massachusetts)  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  city,  which  re- 
mained in  the  possession  of  the  British  until  1775. 

{g)  Nathaniel  Humphrey,  the  writer  of  this  letter,  to  his  father  John  Humphrey, 
Esq.,  of  Simsbury,  Ct.,  was  Company  Clerk  in  Col.  Lyman's  company.     See  note  (6). 


96  Society's  Proceedings.  [April, 


THE     SOCIETY'S     PROCEEDINGS. 

At  the  Rerinlnr  Mcetinq  of  January  \Wi,  the  rcf=iilt  of  the  election  of  officers  of  the- 
Society,  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  the  appointment  of  the  several  standing  com- 
mittees was  announced.  See  list  on  4th  page  of  cover.  C.  B.  Moore,  Esq.,  read  an 
interesting  paper  concerning  the  "  Woodhuli  and  Bray  fomilies  of  Long  Island,  and 
the  descendants  of  Madame  Temperance  Bray." 

At  the  Regular  Ifeeliiir/  of  January  2.1th,  several  valuable  donations  of  boots  were 
received  (among  which  was  the  Slrony  Genealogy,  from  Theodore  W.  Dwight,  LL.D.), 
and,  after  the  transaction  of  the  usual  routine  business,  C.  B.  Moore  read^ a  historical 
sketch  of  the  '-Circumstances  attending  the  occupation  of  Florida  by  the  United 
States."  • 

At  the  Regular  Meeting  of  February  IQth,  Dr.  E.  B.  O'Callaghan,  read  a  "Bio- 
graphical Sketch  of  Judge  John  Chambers"  (published  in  the  present  number  of  the 
Rkcord).  and  also  an  account  of  certain  social  diflferences  between  Gov.  Kieft  and 
Dojnine  Bogardus.  Selections  were  also  read  from  the  MS.  of  the  forthcoming 
"  History  of  Harlem,  N.  Y.,"  by  James  Riker,  Jr.,  of  Waverly,  N.  Y. 

At  the  Regular  Ifcctlng  of  March  9th,  Mr.  John  J.  Batting  read  selections  from  a 
MS.  History  of  the  Society  of  Friends,  in  Queens  County,  and  in  New  York  City,  by 
Henry  Onderdonk,  Jr.,  of  Jamaica,  L.  I.  Dr.  D.  P.  Holton,  also,  read  a  supplement 
to  an  article  previously  prepared  by  him  on  "  Pedigradation." 

The  Meeting  of  March  2od  was  principally  of  a  conversational  character,  some 
donations  being  reported,  and  routine  business  transacted. 

The  Tiiird  Anniversary  of  the  formation  of  the  Society  was  observed  on  the  lAth  of 
February,  by  a  large  attendance  of  members  and  invited  guests  ;  Dr.  H.  R.  Stiles^ 
Pi-esident,  occupying  tiie  chair.  After  the  election  of  several  new  members,  the 
Recording  Secretary,  Elliot  Sandford,  Esq.,  read  the  following  brief  historical  sketch 
of  the  progress  of  the  Society  during  the  year  : 

"At  the  anniversary  meeting  held  in  February,  1 871,  the  inception,  history,  and 
progress  of  the  Society  was  fully  reported  by  my  predecessor  in  the  Secretarysliip, 
the  late  John  S.  Gautier,  and  will  be  found  on  page  104  of  the  Record  of  that  year. 
The  third  annual  meeting  for  the  choice  of  officers,  etc.,  was  held  in  January  of  the 
present  year,  and  the  annual  reports  tlien  presented  gave  a  favorable  exhibit  of  the 
action  of  the  Trustees  and  officers  during  the  year,  and  of  the  condition  of  the  Society 
at  that  period.  Dr.  E.  B.  O'Callaglian,  our  former  First  Vice-President,  whose  state 
of  liealtli  did  not  permit  of  his  regular  attendance  at  onr  meetings,  tendered  his  resig- 
nation, which  was  accepted  with  much  regret  by  the  Society,  and  his  place  was  filled 
by  the  election  of  Edw.  F.  de  Lancey,  Esq.,  the  former  Second  Vice-President.  Mr. 
Silvanus  J.  Macy  was  then  elected  Second  Vice-President;  Mr.  J.  J.  Batting  was 
chosen  to  fill  the  vacancy  in  the  Publication  Committee  caused  by  the  death  of  Mr. 
Gautier  ;  Dr.  Wm.  F.  Holcombe  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Executive  Committee  ; 
Mr.  C.  B.  Moore  became  Corresponding  Secretary,  and  the  undersigned  Recording 
Secretary. 

"  Some  changes  have  occurred  in  our  roll  of  members.  We  now  have  three  honorary^ 
twelve  life,  and  sixty-three  resident  members,  as  will  be  seen  in  the  published  list  of 
the  Record  for  January,  1872,  a  few  additions  having  been  made  since  the  publication 
of  that  list. 

"The  appointed  meetings  of  the  Society  have  been  regularly  held  during  the  year^ 
and  papers  have  been  read  thereat,  some  of  which  have  been  published  in  the  Record, 
and  ail  of  which  have  possessed  great  interest  and  value  for  those  who  were  privileged 
to  hear  them.  Amonij  the  (as  yet)  unpublished  papers  thus  presented  we  may  men- 
tion biographies  of  Hon.  Martin  Van  Buren  ;  of  Governor  Cadwallader  Colden ;  of 
John  Ledyard,  the  traveler ;  of  Judah  Touro,  of  Newport,  R.  I. ;  on  '  Race  Develop- 
ment;'  on  'James  Jackson  and  John  Stiles;'  on  'The  Culonial  Governors  of  New 
York,'  Ac.,  (fee. 

"  The  librarj'  of  the  Society  lias  been  increased  by  about  one  thousand  volumes, 
pamplilets,  manuscripts,  &c.,  during  the  year  ;  and  the  Record,  increasing  in  size  and 
interest,  had  a  subscription  sufficient,  in  1871,  to  pay  its  publication  expenses  and 
enter  upon  another  year  with  promise  of  a  still  larger  circulation. 


1872.]  Society  s  Proceedings.  9T 

"  From  these  statements,  and  the  reports  which  will  be  presented  this  evening,  it 
appears  that  marked  prosperity  and  success  have  attended  the  Society  in  all  depart- 
ments of  its  labors,  and  that  the  progress  made  is  full  of  encouragement  to  further 
and  greater  etiorts." 

C.  B.  Moore,  Esq.,  as  Chairman  of  the   Committee  on  Biographical  Bibliography  then 
presented  the  following  report  in  behalf  of  that  Committee : 
"  Our  work  has  progressed  in  three  divisions. 

"  1st,  We  have  made  a  catalogue  or  list  of  printed  biographies  of  citizens  of  this 
State,  including  books  containing  biographical  sketches  or  incidents  of  citizens.  _  We 
have  given  a  description  of  each  book,  and  numbered  it,  so  that  it  can  be  briefly 
referred  to  by  its  number.  The  whole  number  of  volumes  on  our  list  is  '71-2.  1«2  of 
these  are  the  lives  or  memoirs  of  single  individuals.  123  are  general  biographical 
works,  each  containing  several  biographies.  157  are  local  histories.  _  2r.3_  are  ot  a 
miscellaneous  character,  embracing,  however,  in  their  pages,  biographical  incidents  ; 
and  seven  only  are  more  strictly  genealogical  works. 

"  2d.  We  have  examined  the  catalogues  of  three  public  libraries  of  the  city.  Of  the 
712  volumes  on  our  list,  we  have  found  377  in  the  Mercantile  Library,  3U6  in  the 
Library  of  the  Historical  Society,  and  over  203  in  the  New  York  Society  Library. 
About  one-half  of  those  in  the  Mercantile  Library  were  not  found  in  eiiher  of  the  other 
two  libraries.  Of  those  in  the  Historical  Society,  154  were  not  in  the  Mercantile  ; 
and  of  those  in  the  Society  Library,  137  were  not  found  in  the  Mercantile.  ^  Some, 
which  Ave  have  placed  on  our  list,  were  in  neither  of  these  tlirce  libraries.  This  ex- 
amination of  libraries  is  incomplete.  It  indicates  in  how  many  places  a  New  Yorker 
must  look  to  find  the  biographical  memorials  of  ancestors  or  others,  citizens  of  this 
State.  It  is  not  doubted  that  many  biographical  books  may  be  found  in  the  other 
libraries  of  the  city  which  are  not  in  either  of  the  three  libraries  named.  We  have 
not  proceeded  farther  in  this  line,  because  we  have  sufficient  for  our  present  purpose, 
and  abundant  work  as  a  committee. 

"3d,  We  have  commenced  three  Alphabetical  Indexes  of  the  names  of  citizens  or 
residents  of  this  State,  of  whom  we  finJ  biographies  or  biographical  notices,  or  inci- 
dents, in  print.  The  first,  called  '  Index  of  IGOO,'  is  intended  for  persons  lo:-n  before 
1676,  the  early  settlers,  not  active  men,  or  not  ending  their  activity  before  1700.  The 
second,  called '/«(/«  of  1700,'  embraces  persons  born  after  1675  and  beibre  1776. 
The  third,  called  '  Index  of  1800,'  is  to  embrace  men  of  the  new  nation,  born  alter 
1775.  In  the  first  or  oldest  index  we  may  be  liberal  and  embrace  all  the  original  white- 
eettlers  whose  names  we  find  in  print,  or  especially  those  who  left  descendants.  In  the 
second  we  can  largely  embrace  those  who  were  actors  or  sufferers  in  tlie  Revolutionary 
period.  In  the  last  we  must,  of  necessity,  be  more  select.  We  have  in  the  first  index 
1,870  names;  in  the  second  2,728  names,  and  in  the  third  2,026  names;  making  in  all 
6,624.  At  least  one  book  is  indicated  under  each  name,  in  which  something  is  printed 
respecting  the  person  indexed  ;  and  under  many  names  several  books  are  noted.  These 
names,  embracing  the  best  known  men  of  the  State,  have  all  been  taken  h-om  about 
105  volumes.  Many  of  these  were  local  histories,  and  we  think  include  those  which, 
as  a  class,  are  the  most  laborious  to  be  indexed.  This  leaves  607  volumes  on  one  list 
yet  to  be  examined  and  indexed.  Tlie  labor  of  examining  them  and  noting  the  names 
we  do  not  deem  unpleasant  nor  unprofitaljle.     It  requires  time,  however. 

"  So  far  as  we  have  tested  the  plan,  this  mode  of  separation  into  three  distinct  division?, 
by  centuries,  works  satisfactorily  and  intelligibly.  It  guards  against  the  over-laying, 
confusing,  and  crowding  of  the  ancient  with  the  more  numerous  modern,  and  leaves  the 
latter,  and  indeed  each  part,  more  clear  and  distinct. 

The  first  starting  of  each  index,  and  getting  the  names  properly  arranged  upon  a 
settled  plan,  is  the  more  difficult  part  We  have  but  begun  the  work.  We  sh(nild  be 
happy  to  have  assistance  from  any  quarter,  as  we  need  greatly  the  aid  of  such  a  work 
complete.  If  a  book  contain  a  good  index  it  much  relieves  our  labor,  and  makes  a 
reference  to  the  volume  by  its  numbers  sufficient.  Books  without  a  reliable  index 
have  to  be  read  through  to  find  the  needed  names,  and  the  pages  sometimes  have  to 
be  referred  to  in  our  index,  as  well  as  the  volume.  Any  member  can  aid  us  by 
writing  the  full  title  of  a  book  which  he  reads,  stating  where  the  book  can  be^  found, 
adding  the  names  of  persons  described  in  it,  residents  of  this  State,  and  giving  the 
date  and  description  of  the  persons  as  accurately  as  i^ossible,  to  identify  the  persons, 
and  so  that  we  may  know  to  which  index  they  belong.  We  give  the  dates  of  birth 
and  death  whenever  found,  and  preserve  the  examiner's  notes." 


98  Society's  Proceedings.  [April, 

"  The  President,  Dr.  H.  R.  Stiles,  read  a  Skefeh,  (prepared  by  special  request)  of  the 
Pror/ress  of  Genealoc/ical  and  Biograpliial  Science  and  Literature,  during  the  Year  ISYl,  in 
■which  he  reviewed  the  principal  issues  of  the  jear  in  each  of  these  departments,  as 
Avell  as  in  local  history — and  presented  a  list  of  tii<o  hundred  and  thirltj-fivc  American 
families,  whose  genealog-ies  are  being  investigated  either  in  whole  or  in  part,  with  a 
view  to  future  publication.*  Tiie  list,  though  carefully  compiled,  did  not  claim  to  be 
complete — as  there  arc  many  engaged  in  these  pursuits  who,  from  modesty,  or  other 
■causes,  do  not  allow  themselves  or  their  work  to  come  into  general  notice.  In  addition 
to  these,  there  were  enumerated  fourteen  collective  works  on  genealogy  as  in  course  of 
preparation.  The  formation  of  two  new  historical  societies,  the  publications  of  the 
various  existing  societies ;  the  erection  of  monuments  to  the  distinguished  dead  in 
various  parts  of  the  country;  tlie  increasing  attention  of  learned  bodies,  magazines, 
newsjjapers,  etc.,  to  Genealogj%  Biography  and  History,  were  referred  to  and  commented 
upon,  and  a  brief  announcement  was  given  of  the  various  works  in  each  of  these  de- 
partments, which  may  be  expected  to  issue  from  the  press  during  the  present  year. 
The  Doctor  concluded  his  survey  of  the  field  with  the  following  remarks. 

"  And,  now,  you  will  say,  what  are  the  members  of  the  New  York  Genealogical  and 
Biographical  Society,  themselves,  doing  toward  the  progress  of  American  genealogy  ? 
Are  they  at  work,  or  merely  enjoj-ing  the  labors  of  others?  I  will  tell  you.  Of  its 
sixty-three  Resident  Members  (as  given  in  .the  January  number  of  the  Record  for  this 
j^ear),  twenty-one  are  either  actively  engaged  in  genealogical  pursuits,  or  have  completed 
their  labors  within  the  past  year.  Oi  fifteen  Life  and  Ilonorar}'  Members,  all  of  whom, 
except  three,  are  residents  in  the  city,  eight  are  similarly  engaged— being  a  total  of 
twenty-nine  out  of  seventy-eight  resident  members  who  are  known  to  me  to  be  actively 
engaged  in  our  favorite  pursuits.  Of  our  Corresponding  Members,  nearly  all  of  whom 
have,  at  some  time  in  tlieir  lives,  rendered  good  and  actual  service  to  the  cause,  no 
less  than  forty  are  now  plying  '  the  laboring  oar,'  either  in  genealogical,  local  history, 
or  biographical  channels.  Of  t\\Q  five  members  removed  by  death,  or  change  of  residence, 
during  1871, /oh?*  were,  and  tJiree  are  now  engaged  in  these  pursuits.  When  wo  add  to 
this  the  literary  and  pecuniary  support  furnished  by  our  membership  to  the  Record, 
which  is  published  as  the  organ  of  our  Society, — we  maj-  fairlj'  claim,  1  think,  that 
for  an  organization  which  is  but  just  entering  upon  the  fourth  year  of  its  existence, 
and  with  no  adventitious  aids  of  wealth,  influence,  or  reputation  (all  of  which  we  have 
yet  to  gain),  we  have  ample  reason  to  be  proud  of  our  record.  And  from  such  facts, 
"we  draw  the  best  auguries  of  our  success  in  future." 

At  the  close  of  the  President's  remarks,  the  following  resolution  was  proposed  by  C. 
B.  Moore,  Esq.,  and  carried  by  a  unanimous  vote  of  the  Society: 

"  Resolved,  That,  in  view  of  the  serious  loss  sustained  by  the  Chicago  Historical 
Society,  in  the  destruction  by  fire  of  their  building  and  its  contents,  on  the  9th  of  October 
1871 ;  we  hereby  request  our  Board  of  Trustees,  through  its  Executive  Committee,  to 
forward  to  the  said  Society,  a  complete  set  of  our  publications,  and  a  collection  of  such 
■duplicates,  as  in  their  judgment  can  be  spared  from  our  own  Library,  as  a  contribution 
to  tlie  re-establishment  of  the  Chicago  Historical  Society's  Library,  and  as  an  exj)res- 
sion  of  our  sympath}^  with  them  in  their  misfortune. 

"  Resolved,  Also,  that  the  individual  members  of  this  Society  be  requested  to  make 
contributions  of  historical,  genealogical,  and  biographical  books  and  pamphlets,  etc., 
for  the  same  purpose — such  donations,  duly  marked  with  the  donor's  name,  to  be  placed 
in  the  hands  of  the  Executive  Committee,  and  by  them  forwarded  with  the  Society's 
package." 

The  Anniversary  Address  was  then  delivered  by  David  Parsons  Ilolton,  M.  D., — 
was  listened  to  with  marked  attention,  and  received  a  unanimous  vote  of  tlianks  and 
a  reference  to  the  Publication  Committee.  It  will  be  found  entire  in  the  present 
number  of  the  Record. 

*  This  list  of  "  Genealogies  in  preparation  "  will  be  published  in  the  nest  number  of  the  Recobd, 
and  contributions  to  it  will  be  thanklully  received. 


1872.]  A'oics  on  Books.  99 

NOTES   ON   BOOKS. 

Historical  Notes  of  the  Family  of  Kip  of  Kipsburg  and  Kip's  Bat,  N"ew  York. — 
Privatel}-  printed,  18*71.  [Press  of  Joel  Munsell,  Albcanj%  N.  Y.]  Small  8vo,  pp.  49. 
Engraving  of  Kij)  arms  on  title  page.  This  elegantly  printed  little  book  is  tlic  work 
of  the  Rt.  Rev.  William  Ixciraham  Kip,  D.D.,  Bishojs  of  0:ilifornia,  author  of  the  arti- 
cle on  "Traces  of  Aiuei'ican  Lineage  in  England"  in  the  October  (1871)  niunber  (f  the 
Record,  and  whose  facile  pen  is  frequently  and  lovingly  employed  in  preserving  the 
memories  of  the  old  Knickerbocker  families.  It  is  a  graceful,  though  unpretending 
resume  of  the  Kip  familv,  h'om  RulofFDe  Ky]ie  (prominent  in  the  civil  wars  of  the  16th 
century  between  the  Catholics  and  Protestants),  through  his  grandson  Ilendrick,  born 
in  1576,  wlio  came  to  New  Amsterdam  in  1635,  and  subsequently  returned  to  the 
Father  Land,  but  left  sons  here  who  rose  to  important  positions  as  citizens  and  landed 
proprietors.  Tiie  genealogy  is  brought  down  to  the  present  date  in  the  F>isiiop's  own 
line,  and  is  supplemented  by  appendices,  giving  a  minute  description  of  the  Kips'  Bay 
House,  and  brief  genenlogical  notices  of  tiie  Ingraham,  Lawrence,  and  Rensselaer  fami- 
lies, with  Mhich  the  Kips  liave  intermarried.  We  cordially  welcome  this  addition  to 
the  altogether  too  small  list  of  New  York  genealogies.  h.  r.  s. 

Chroxicles  of  the  Town  of  Eastiiampton,  County  of  Suffolk,  New  York.  By  David 
Gardiner.  New  York,  1871.  [Press  of  Bowne  &  Co.,  New  York.]  8vo,  pp.  viii,  121. 
We  are  sincerely  glad  to  see  this  neat  and  unpretending  reprint  of  these  Chronicles, 
which  were  written  for  and  originally  published  in  the  Say  Harbor  Corrector  newspa- 
per, about  the  year  1840,  and  which,  therefore,  after  the  manner  of  all  mutter  so  pub- 
lished, have  been  virlunlly  unobtainable  by  those  to  whom  they  are  of  the  most  value 
and  interest.  The  author  was  one  of  the  unfortunate  victims  of  the  awful  calamity  on 
board  the  U.  S.  S.  "Princeton,"  in  the  Potomac  River,  in  February,  1844;  and  at  the 
solicitation  of  many  friends,  the  "Chronicles"  have  been  thus  arranged  in  book  form  by 
his  son,  Cul.  David  L.  G.  Gardiner,  of  Port  Richmond,  Staten  Island,  and  a  limited 
number  of  copies  printed.  The  narrative  extends  from  the  first  settlement  to  the  close 
of  the  American  Revolution,  a  period  in  which  the  town  possessed,  relatively,  its 
greatest,  importance,  and  during  which  occurred  the  most  interesting  events  of  its  his- 
tory. "  Some  branches  of  the  subject,  however,  in  themselves  tinite,  have  been  treated 
in  continuatiun.  or  to  their  conclusion  at  a  much  later  date."  The  volume  is  plainly 
but  well  written,  and  full  of  solid  historical  matter,  well  arranged  and  displayed ;  a 
most  readable  and  valuable  memorial  of  this  quaintest  of  quaint  old  towns — the  delight 
of  artist,  poet  and  litterateur — a  very  gem  of  Antiquity,  nestled  in  the  bosom  of  the 
Present. 

Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Wixciiell  in  America,  embracing  the  Etymology  and 
History  of  the  Name  and  Outlines  of  some  CVillateral  Genealogies.  By  Alexander 
WiNCHELL,  LL.D.,  &c.  Ann  Arbor  [Mich.],  1869.  8vo.,  pages  271. 
This  genealogy  of  574  families,  including  2,960  descendants  of  Robert  W^inchell,  of 
Windsor,  Conn.,  in  1635,  is  a  most  satisfactory  book — reasonably  lull  of  detail;  well 
condensed  in  statement;  and  so  admirable  in  notation  as  to  be  perfectly  easy  of  reference 
both  "  backwards  and  forwards."  We  liave  a  preference,  ourselves,  for  the  use  of  the 
Roman  numeral  indicating  the  number  of  the  individual  in  each  family,  and  of  the 
€X])oncnt  figure  showing  the  generation  of  each  individual,  wherever  lie  is  named — 
and  think  the  addition  of  these  features  would  have  perfected  the  very  excellent  plan 
adopted  by  the  author  of  the  Winchell  genealogy.  Their  absence,  liowever,  does  not  in 
this  case  constitute  a  defect.  Among  the  miscellaneous  matters  at  the  close  of  the 
volume,  and  under  the  head  of  "The  Arithmetic  of  Cousinship,"  is  described  a 
convenient  method  of  finding  the  relationship  existing  betv/een  two  persons  of  the  same 
branch  and  generation,  which  is  well  worthy  tlie  attention  of  genealogists.  The 
"Collateral  Genealogies"  referred  to  in  the  title,  are  brief  outlines  of  Mills,  Ilartwell  and 
Lawrence  families.  The  indexes  are  copious  and  reliable.  The  author  has  made  a  vei-y 
judicious  use  of  certain  varieties  of  type,  by  which  the  reader  is  much  aided  in  his  use 
of  the  book. 

History  of  toe  Town  of  Berkley,  Mass.,  including  Sketches  of  the  Lives  of  the  two 
first  Ministers,  Rev.  Samuel  Tobey,  and  Rev.  Thomas  Andros,  whose  united  Ministry 
continued  ninety-one  years.     By  Rev.  Enocu  Sanford,  A.M.,  &c.     New  York,  1872. 
8vo.,  pp.  60. 
The  venerable  autlior  of  the  "  King  Genealogy,"  the  "  History  of  the  First  Church 

and  Society  in  Raynham"  and  "History  of  the  Town  of  Kaynham,"  has  modestly  put 


100  Notes  on  BooJcs.  [April, 

forth  another  evidence  of  his  deep  interest  in  genealogical  and  historical  researches. 
Many  volumes  of  mnch  greater  pretensions  contain  less  real  "  marrow  of  fact,"  than  this 
little  pamphlet,  prepared  as  ho  tells  us  "  at  the  request  of  friends,"  in  consequence  of 
his  "  having  a  personal  acquaintance  with  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Berkley  and  its 
afiiiirs,  continuing  for  a  period  of  more  than  three  quarters  of  a  century" — and  simply 
"  chronicled  in  a  style  and  phraseology  in  accord  with  the  impoilance  of  the  topics  dis- 
cussed." Of  the  two  ministers  mentioned  in  the  title,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Andros  claims  a 
large— and  certainly  not  tlie  least  interesting — portion  of  this  pamphlet.  He  was  the 
author  of  the  well-known  book  called  "  The  Old  Jersey  Captive,"  which  was  a  record  of 
his  personal  sufferings  while  a  prisoner  in  that  famous  hulk,  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  during 
the  Revolutionary  War.  Meeting-houses,  topography,  navigators,  traders,  education, 
college  graduates,  physicians,  mechanics,  fisheries,  music,  &c.,  are  briefly  but  appro- 
priately noted — and  we  only  wish  that  every  count}',  parish,  and  hamlet  in  our  land 
could  have  the  main  features  of  its  history  thus  preserved. 

History  ov  the  Descendants  of  Elder  John  Strong  of  Northampton,  Mass.,  By  Ben- 
jamin WooDBRiDGE  DwiGiiT,  A.M.,  &c.  Albany,  N.  Y.,  1872.  Two  volumes  8vo.^ 
pp.  lix,  1587. 

We  cannot  agree  with  the  critic,  who,  in  his  notice  of  this  work  in  the  JYew  Miff- 
land  Ilkt.  Gencaloglc  Jier/ister,  pronounces  it  "'  Genealogy  run  mad."  On  the  contrary, 
we  admire  the  enthusiasm  wliicli  leads  our  investigator  to  render  a  full  measure  of 
honor  to  progenitors  by  tracing  their  descendants  through  both  male  and  female  lines 
— as  is  the  case  in  this  work.  The  amount  of  labor  and  expense  involved  in  such  an 
amhi-Uneal  genealogy  is  so  immense  and,  in  fact,  so  appalling  to  most  men  (few  of 
whom,  however  they  may  enjoy  these  studies,  have  either  opportunity  or  leisure  to- 
pursue  them  to  sucli  an  extent), — that  we  probably  shall  never  have  many  such  ad- 
ditions to  our  list  of  American  genealoijies ;  Prof.  Dwight's  labors,  as  comprised  iu 
the  two  portly  volumes  before  us,  are,  in  the  hi'j,liest  degree,  creditable  to  his  qualities 
of  heart  as  well  of  brain — for  few  men  could  have  carried  through  so  herculanean  an 
undertaking  with  such  unflinching  perseverance,  and  with  such  evident  singleness  of 
purpose — each  page  bearing  witness  that  every  power  of  his  being  was  fully  enlisted 
in  his  labor  of  love,  "  et  patribas,  et  pos'.eritatl."  As  to  his  si/stcm  of  arrangement^ 
which,  as  contrasted  with  the  "  horizontal"  system  mostly  used  by  our  genealogists, 
he  calls  "  the  pendulous,"  {i.  c,  one  in  which  "  tlie  liistory  of  each  branch  of  the  family 
at  large,  and  of  every  specific  family  belonging  to  it,  is  pursued  from  its  beginning  to 
its  end  by  itself,  and  each  one's  own  particular  kindred,  wliether  near  or  far  off,  are 
presented  in  one  connected  view,")  its  chief  value  &eems  to  us  to  consist  in  the  facilities 
it  affords  for  phi/siological  studies — one  of  the  practical  uses  of  Genealog-ical  Science, 
which  we  believe  is  yet  to  be  more  fully  developed.  Aside  from  this,  however,  "  the 
pendulous"  system  of  arrangement,  in  our  opinion,  has  nothing  to  commend  it. 

The  somewhat  defective  system  of  notation  adopted  in  this  work,  together  with 
certain  serious  faults  in  the  indexes,  render  it  inconvenient  and  uncertain  of  refer- 
ence. These  are  faults  the  gravity  of  wliicli,  of  course,  is  in  direct  proportion  to  the 
size  of  the  book.  The  faults  of  indexing  to  which  we  refer  especiallj'  are  :  1st,  those 
of  the  omission  of  titles,  and  of  middle  names  (!)  and,  "idly,  of  the  peculiar  construc- 
tion of  the  3d  index,  viz.,  "  of  tliose  of  all  other  names,"  by  which  it  is  impossible  to 
find  other  names  than  those  of  the  j^arties  to  the  marital  contract — as  they  are  not  all 
mentioned.  For  example,  the  name  of  our  friend  Dr.  W.  H.  Holcombe  cannot  be 
found  in  tliis  index,  where  it  ought  to  appear — antl  unless  one  knew  that  Augusllne; 
mentioned  in  the  Holcombe  list,  was  his  father,  the  whole  book  would  have  to  be  ex- 
amined page  by  page  to  find  what  ought  to  appear  in  this  index.  Whether  projected 
on  the  "  horizontal"  or  "  pendulous"  plan,  this  gcnealngy  might  have  been  so 
methodized  as  to  have  secured  perfect  simplicity  and  readiness  of  reference,  economy 
of  space,  and  entire  fulness  of  detail.  We  speak  of  "  economy  of  space,"'  not  because 
we  deny  the  right  of  an  author  to  spend  as  much  money  as  he  wishes  upon  his  work, 
but  simply  because  there  are  important  reasons  wliy  a  work  of  this  class  should  never 
be  unnecessarily  large — and  our  experience  teaches  us  that  the  adoption  of  a  better 
plan,  would  have  given  us  a  better  book,  with  a  reduction  of  from  one-fourth  to  one- 
third  of  its  manufacturing  cost.  We  dislike  to  seem  unduly  critical  in  regard  to  any 
man's  work,  when  we  know  how  true  and  noble  his  purpose  has  been — and  we  should 
not  have  done  so  in  this  case,  had  not  Prof.  Dwight  very  decidedly  "  offered  wager  of 
battle"  to  his  brother  genealogists,  on  these  points — See  his  Introduction,  p.  xxxviii. 

H.  R.  S. 


1872.]  Notes  and  Queries.  101 

The  January  number  of  the  present  year  of  the  JS^nn  EiuiJand  Risiorical  and  Gcnca^ 
logical  Rcc/iMcr  comes  to  ns  freiohted,  as  usual,  with  Q-ood  things.  Its  principal  con- 
tents are  biographies  of  Benj.  Parker  Richardson,  Edward  Oxnard,  and  Gov.  Oliver 
"VVolcott,  Sr. ;  the  Bromiield  Family;  a  continuation  of  reprint  of  Records  of  the  First 
Church  in  Charleston,  Mass.  (with  fac  similes  of  two  pages);  Local  Law  in  Massachu- 
setts, locally  considered;  Descendents  of  Col.  Richard  Lee,  of  Virginia;  conclusion  of 
the  Winslov.- Genealogy  ;  a  Page  Family  Genealogy ;  Early  Printing  in  Alrginia,  with 
extended  genealogical  notes  on  the  Tucker,  Randolph,  Rolling,  BLinds,  Ilening,  and 
Madisi'n  families  ;  Gov.  Barefool.'s  Will,  etc.,  etc.  Among  the  Crirefully  prepared  necro- 
logical  articles  which  form  so  interesting  a  feature  of  this  magazine  is  one  of  Plon. 
Joshua  Victor  Hopkins  Clark,  the  historian  of  Onondaga  County,  N.  Y.,  who  died  June 
18,  1SC9,  aged  66  years. 


K^OTES  AND  QUEEIES. 

Croiovell.— In  the  Record,  vol.  ii,  p.  63,  it  is  said  that  John  J.  Cromwell  was  a  lin- 
eal descendant  from  Colonel  John  Cromwell,  third  son  of  Sir  Oliver  Cromv.ell,  and  bro- 
ther of  the  Protector,  Oliver  Cromwell.  I  would  say,  first,  that  the  Protector  was  not 
son,  but  nephew  of  Sir  Oliver  ;  hence  Col.  John  was  coxmin  to  the  famous  Oliver.  But 
how  is  tl'.e  connection  shown  between  John  J.  C.  and  Sir  Oliver's  son  ?  Xoble  (Memoirs 
of  the  Protectoral  House  of  Cromwell)  says  that  Sir  Oliver  had  a  son  John,  a  colonel, 
who  had  a  daughter  John  and  perhaps  other  children.  Can  any  reasonable  proof  be 
shown  that  any  of  their  possible  children  existed  and  had  issue  ?  w.  n.  w. 

JoxES. — In  the  same  article  it  is  said  (p.  67)  that  Mrs.  Charles  T.  Croniwell  is  a  lin- 
eal descendant  of  Col.  J<ihn  Jones,  one  of  the  Regicides.  Will  the  author  favor  me 
with  the  names  of  Col.  Jones's  children,  the  date  of  births,  or  place  where  they  are 
recorded '?  Will  he  explain  which  one  of  the  descendants,  if  any,  came  to  America  ? 
If  he  supposes  William  Jones  who  married  the  daughter  of  Gof.  Theophilus  Eaton,  and 
"«dio  has  many  descendants  here,  was  the  son  of  Col.  John,  will  he  give  the  reasons  for 
his  belief?  W".  ii.  w. 

IxGRAii.tMS. — In  regard  to  the  Ingrahams  (Recohd,  ii,  US)  it  is  said  that  the  family 
is  "scattered  from  Boston  to  South  Carolina."  Most  readers  would  suppose  that  this 
included  all  the  Kew  England  families  of  the  name  (Savage  records  seven  early  set- 
tlers of  the  name) ;  and  so  of  course  that  particular  branch  which  is  noted  as  seeking 
the  "Great  Ingraham  Estate."  I  am  assured  by  the  writer  of  the  article  that  he  did 
not  mean  them,  but  only  a  line  whereof  he  knows,  which  is  now  of  South  Carolina  and 
represented  by  Commodore  Duncan  E".  Ingraham. 

I  hope  Bishop  Kip  will  favor  you  with  a  genealogy  of  this  family,  probably  never 
Tery  numerous  here.  The  portraits  he  mentions  in  a  note  to  p.  118  are  coj^ies  of  the 
English  originals,  as  he  informs  me.  w.  h.  w. 

Temple. — In  regard  to  the  Temples  (ii,  11*7),  Sir  John  Temple  did  not  come  to  this 
country  as  Briti.^h  Consul-General.  He  was  born  here,  his  father  being  Robert  Tem- 
ple of  Ten  Hills,  near  Boston,  who  came  over  about  1718.  Sir  John  was  acknowled'^-ed 
as  the  heir  to  the  baronetcy  in  lYSG,  though  wrongly  ol  that  time.  (See  Herald  and 
Genealoe/isf,  London,  iv,  8.)  I  think  that  he  was  the  eventual  heir,  after  the  death  of 
Edward  Temple  of  Sibbertoft,  in  1796.  Still,  it  must  be  remembered  that  no  record 
lias  yet  been  produced  of  the  birth  of  Sir  John's  grandfather,  or  showing  even  his 
name.  The  various  baronetages  are  all  at  variance,  and  now  confess  their  ignorance 
■on  this  point.  I  notice  in  the  Record  (iii,  25)  the  reader  is  referred  to  Burke's'  Peer- 
age of  1832  for  the  Temple  pedigree.  Much  later  and  more  useful  information  will  be 
found  in  The  Herald  and  Gcnecdor/isf  (London)  and  The  Heraldic  Journal  (Boston.) 

I  may  add  that,  years  ago,  I  printed  a  pamphlet  genealogy  of  the  Temple  and  Bow- 
doin  families.  It  had  many  errors  in  the  English  part  because  I  followed  the  Peera"-es. 
Without  my  knowledge  or  consent,  this  pamphlet  was  reprinted  in  New  York  by  a 
gentleman  who  added  about  a  page  of  new  matter,  and  substituted  his  name  for  mine 
on  the  title.  I  regret  that  my  mistakes  should  have  a  new  lease  of  life,  and  can  only 
eay  that  I  am  fully  aware  that  the  pedigree  of  Sir  John  Temple  as  there  given  is  incor- 
rect in  the  generation  before  his  father.  I  still  hope  the  true  pedigree  will  be  traced 
■out,  as  I  believe  Sir  John  to  have  been  the  right  heir  to  the  honor.  w.  h.  w. 


102  Notes  and  Queries.  [April, 

Lawuexce. — In  reofard  to  tlie  Lawrences  (Record,  Hi,  26),  I  forcjot  to  call  attention 
to  an  ai'ticle  in  the  N.  E.  Hist,  and  Gen.  Register,  xxii,  166,  by  0:=£cood  Field,  Esq.,  of 
London.  He  accepts  John  nnd  William  Lawrence  as  coming  in  Ihe  "Planter"  with 
their  mother  and  stepfather,  John  Tuttle,  and  that  they  settled  on  Long-  Island,  but 
adds:  "  English  genealogists  know  that  no  connection  is  traced  between  the  Lawrences 
of  St.  Ives,  to  which  Henry  Lawrence  of  Cromwell's  Privy  Council  belonged,  and 
those  of  St.  Albans."     He  also  says :  "  Some  authors  name  a  third  brother  who  is 

said  to  have  died  at  Newtown,  L.  I.,  in  l^tfvi Have  they  not  been  misled 

by  an  error  in  Thompson's  Hist,  of  Long  Island,  in  which  a  list  is  given  of  the  inhab- 
itants of  Newtown  in  1655-6,  including  the  name  of  Thomas  Lawrence?  I  am  assured 
by  Mr.  James  Riker  that  the  true  date  in  the  Newtown  records  is  1685-6,  and  that, 
owing  to  some  resemblance  between  the  tv/o  figures,  Thompson  mistook  the  8  for  a  5, 
I  am  not  aware  that  Thomas  Lawrence  is  named  in  any  public  document  earlier  than 
1665  and  1661.     Was  he  not  the  Thomas  Lawrence,  son  of  John  the  emigrant  T 

Holgate  (.'Imcr/crtn  Gcncalor/ics,  p.  201)  says:  "This  coat  of  arms  is  still  preserved, 
impressed  on  the  seal  appended  to  the  will  of  William  Lawrence.  1680,  and  also  to  the 
will  of  Richard  Lawrence,  1*711,  preserved  in  the  Surrogate's  office.  New  York  city."' 
At  my  request,  a  friend  searched  for  these  wills  ineffectually.  Will  not  one  of  your 
readers  look  for  them,  and  tell  us  the  result  of  their  search  ?  w.  ii.  w. 

Van  Dyck,  Van  Dyke,  or  Vandike. — Can  any  of  j^our  readers  give  me  information 
about  the  first  settlers  of  this  name  in  America — especially  of  Nicholas  Van  Dj'ck  of 
Delaware,  the  grandfather  of  Nicholas  Van  Dyke,  Colonial  Governor  of  Delaware  ? 
Family  tradition  states  that  "three  brothers"  of  the  name  emigrated  from  Holland  to 
New  Amsterdam  about  1650.  They  were  Protestants,  seeking  refuge  from  persecu- 
tion. One  settled  on  Long  Island:  one  up  the  Hudson  in  what  is  now  New  York;  and 
one  in  what  is  now  New  Jersey.  The  Long  Island  brother  migrated  thence  to  Dela- 
ware, then  belonging  to  the  Swedes,  and  bought  a  tract  of  land  called  Dutch  Neck.  He 
had  several  children,  by  whom  he  was  connected  with  the  Bennets  and  Clarks  (the 
ancestors  of  Governor  Clark).  The  earliest  genealogical  record  in  my  possession  is 
from  the  old  Van  Djice  Bible,  and  includes  the  direct  line  only  from  Nicholas  of  Dela- 
ware, beginning  tlius : 

"Nicolas  Van  Dyck  gedrount  mit  Fransyntje  Hendrickse  in  'A  Jaer  1600  den  3 
July." 

Then  follows  a  list  of  twelve  children,  and  so  on  to  the  present  generation.  Any 
record  of  the  early  history  of  this  family  and  branch  will  be  gratefully  acknowledged. 

Rev.  Horace  Edwin  Hayden,  Point  Pleasant,  W.  Va. 

Querist  Queried. — Mr.  Editor:  In  your  January  number,  18*72,  (page  54)  is  an  as- 
sertion respecting  a  "brother  of  Sir  Francis  Drake,"  namclv,  that  he  was  killed  in  the 
city  of  New  York  "about  1741."  My  question  is:  How  old  must  this  brother  have 
been  at  the  time  mentioned,  taking  into  consideration  the  well-known  fact  that  Sir 
Francis  was  born  about  1537.  The  nephew  and  historian  of  the  admiral  tells  us  that 
there  were  twelve  sons  ;  that  Sir  Francis  was  the  oldest ;  that  when  he  wrote  (in  1622) 
all  were  dead  except  the  youngest  brother,  the  writer's  father,  namely,  Capt.  Thomas 
Drake.  Now,  allowing  that  Robert  (ihe  father  of  Sir  Francis  and  his  eleven  brothers) 
had  born  to  him  this  family  of  boys  in  thirty  years,  Thomas,  the  youngest,  would  have- 
been  born  in  1567,  or  tliereabouts.  Hence,  the  Now  York  man  was  born  somewhat 
earlier,  and  could  not  have  been  less  than  one  hundred  and  sixty-seven  years  of  age  in 
1741.  s.  G.  D. 

LuPARDUS. — Domine  Gulielmus  (or  William)  Lupardus,  was  minister  of  Midwout 
(Flatbush),  Long  Island,  from  1695  to  1702.  He  was  tlie  son  of  Domine  Chi'istianus 
Lupardus  and  Johanna  Vanson,  and  the  grandson  of  Domine  Michael  Lupardus  and 
Susanna  Weytens.  William  died  February  10th,  1702,  leaving  a  widow,  Cornelia,  and 
three  children,  Anna,  Christian,  and  Adriana : — Cornelia  (Vanwescl)  having  also  four 
children  by  a  former  marriage,  Maria,  Rokus,  Simon,  and  Cornelia.  The  widow  mar- 
ried Martin  Schenck  on  the  3d  of  December,  1703,  and  died  June  26th,  1737.  Christian 
Lupardus  came  of  age  March  10th,  1716.  Anna,  or  Johanna,  of  age  July  29th,  1715, 
married  Elbert  StoothofF,  April  7lh,  1714  ;  Adriana,  of  age  December  29tli,  1718,  mar- 
ried John  Wyckhoff  in  1726. 

Domine  Lupardus,  by  his  will,  dated  February  9th,  1701-2,  left  to  his  wife,  Cornelia, 
all  his  property,  as  well  in  Holland  as  in  America,  to  be  divided  equally,  upon  her 
death,  among  the  seven  children  above  named.  In  case  of  her  marrying  again,  how- 
ever, the  sum  of  £100,  New  York  money,  was  to  be  paid,  upon  her  marriage,  to  each  of 


1872.]  Announcements.  105 

the  children.  Cornelia  was  sole  executrix  of  the  will,  and  Col.  Gerardus  Beekman  and 
Capt.  Peter  Strj'ker  were  appointed  overseers  or  guardians. 

In  1740  the  children  of  Lupardus  commenced  a  suit  in  chancery  against  their 
"  father-in-law"  (step-father),  Martin  Schcnck,  to  obtain  their  share  of  the  property  left 
by  their  father,  consisting,  as  they  represented,  of  a  tract  of  land  near  the  city  of  Dort, 
in  Holland,  of  the  value  of  £1,000,  New  York  money ;  some  lands  and  real  estate  in  th& 
province  of  Kew  York  :  and  "  a  verj^  large  personal  estate  of  the  value  of  £3,0i'O.'' 
Their  complaint,  filed  the  '2d  July,  1740,  is  signed  by  "James  Alexander,  Wm.  Smith, 
of  councill  for  the  complaints,  Ilobt.  Livingston,  CI.  "for  the  Compl'ts,  vera  copia." 

In  the  settlement  of  Domino  Lupardus'  estate,  the  following  items  occur  in  a  list  of 
articles  sent  to  him  by  his  agent  in  Holland  : 

"June  1st,  1701,  paid  for  a  bell  &  claijper,  weighing  131  lbs.,  bought  by  William 
Banckel  at  Amsterdam,  as  by  account.  Gilders.    Stuyvers. 

"  The  sum  of. 86     :     0     :     0 

"December  2Sth,  To  William  Bancker,  of  Amsterdam,  for  charges  Gilders.  Stuy^-ers. 
of  the  above  said  Bell,"  etc.,  "as  well  in  Amsterdam  as  in  England. . .    37    :     0    :    0." 

Van  Schellutne. — Cornelius  Van  Schelluyne,  or  Van  Schellyne,  of  Albany,  New 
York,  was  the  father  of  Derick,  Hermanns,  Teleman,  Johannes,  William,  and  Esther^ 
Their  mother's  name  was  Gertrude.  In  17 30,  Derick,  the  oldest  son,  commenced  a  suit 
against  his  brothers  and  sister,  relative  to  the  disposition  of  property  left  them  by  their 
father.  The  papers  of  this  process  mention  a  "  lot  of  land  in  the  flbx  creek,"  in  or  near 
the  citj'  of  Albany  ;  lands  at  "  Steen  Arabia,"  in  the  County  of  Albany;  others  "  in  the 
manor  of  Rensselaerwick ;"  a  "  small  pasture"  near  Albany ;  and  two  houses  and  lots, 
lanyard,  &c.,  in  that  city.  Propositions  were  made  for  an  amicable  settlement,  by  di- 
vision of  the  property  into  equal  lots. 

Rye,  W<stchtster  Co.,  JV.  Y.  Charles  W.  Baird. 


ANNOUNCEMENTS. 


J)e  Wift — This  noted  family  have  at  length  shaken  off  some  of  the  Rip  Van  Winkle 
lethargy  of  which  the  Highlands  of  the  Hudson  were  not  the  admitted  authors,  and 
have  fiist  begun  to  place  in  print  their  pedigree,  which  informs  us  of  the  origin  of  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Thomas  De  Witt,  of  tlie  N.  Y.  Historical  Society ;  of  Simeon  De  Witt,  Sur- 
veyor General ;  and  many  noted  doctors  and  lawyers,  De  Witt ;  and  shows  whence  a 
Clinton  derived  the  name  of  De  Witt,  and  a  Bloodgood  the  name  of  Simeon  De  Witt. 

Old  Hebrew  Families  of  Neio  York  Citij. — We  understand  that  the  Rev.  Dr.  De 
Sola,  President  of  McGill  University  and  Prof,  of  Oriental  Languages,  and  Rev.  J.  J. 
Lyons,  of  the  Nineteenth  Street  Synagogue,  contemplate  and  have  already  xmdei  taken 
the  writing  of  a  history  of  the  prominent  Jewish  families  and  worthies  of  olden  New 
York. 

Pilcr — Fijhr. — Florimonel  D.  Fyler,  LL.D.,  of  West  Winsted,  Conn.,  is  compiling 
the  genealogy  of  the  Connecticut  families  of  these  names,  and  desires  information  con- 
cerning them. 

Rev.  Geo.  R.  Howell,  our  corresponding  member,  author  of  the  Genealogical  and 
Historical  sketehes  of  Soidharnpton,  L.  I.,  writes,  "I  am  adding  to  the  Genealogical  portion 
of  my  work  from  time  to  time."  He  has  taken  a  place  well  adapted  for  work  on  a 
larger  scale  and  wider  field,  as  well  as  for  perfecting  his  firt't  work,  having  been  ap- 
pointed Deputy  Librarian  of  the  State  Library,  and  has  removed  to  Albany,  the  great 
political  and  legal  head-quarters  of  our  State. 

Lyman. — Joel  Munsell,  publisher,  of  Albany,  N.  Y.,  issues  proposals  to  print  Rev. 
Dr.  Lyman  Coleman's  Genealogy  of  the  Lyman  family,  the  descendants  of  Richard 
Lyman,  the  emigrant  from  High  Ongar  in  England,  in  1631,  and  one  of  the  first  settlers 
of  Hartford,  Conn.,  whose  descendants  now  form  a  vast  lineage,  scattered  over  the 
North  American  hemisphere.  The  arvcestral  lino  is  also  carried  back  800  years  to 
Edward  the  Confessor,  through  a  succession  of  the  English  and  Scottish  nobility.  The 
volume  will  contain  about  6,000  names.  On  the  receipt  of  sufficient  patronage  to  war- 
rant the  expense,  the  woi-k  will  be  put  to  press,  and  issued  in  about  two  months,  in  a 
splendid  volume  of  600  octavo  pages,  with  frontispiece  of  an  illuminated  coat  of  arms, 
at  $5  per  copy  ;  and  a  chart  will  be  furnished,  as  lar  as  copies  can  be  supplied,  at  aa 
additional  cost  of  50  cents,  or  25  cents  each. 


104  OUtuary.  [April,  1862. 

Stoddard.— Rev.  E.  W.  Stoddard,  of  Siickasunna,  N.  J.,  and  D.  "Williams  Patterson, 
of  Newark  Valley,  Tiop;a  county,  N.  Y.,  are  both  engaged  on  Stoddard  genealogies- 
different  Irom  those  already  published — and  which  may  be  expected  to  be  issued 
the  present  spring. 

Haydcn. Rev.  Horace  Edwin  Ilayden,  of  Point  Pleasant,  West  Virginia,  is  gathering 

p-enealoL'ical  data  for  a  history  of  the  families  of  'William  Hayden,  of  Windsor,  Conn., 
.  1630,  and  of  John  Hayden  of  Braintree,  Mass.,  1634.  He  will  be  glad  of  any  informa- 
tion from  any  one  of  the  descendants  of  these  persons,  and  also  of  the  Nixon  and 
Robinson  lamilics  of  Delaware,  or  Maryland,  or  New  Jersey. 


OBITUARY. 

Hon.  William  Kelly,  one  of  the  earliest  members  of  this  Society,  died  on  Sunday 
evening,  January  14th,  18*72,  at  Torbay,  in  England,  where  he  had  gone  for  the  benefit 
of  his  health.  His  sister  and  wife  were  with  him  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was 
an  old  New  York  merchant,  his  firm,  composed  of  himself  and  brother,  being  one  of 
the  lar'i-est  and  best  known  of  the  older  business  houses  ia  the  city.  He  is,  however, 
more  widely  known  to  the  agricultural  world  by  his  labors  in  the  cause  of  scientific 
a.o-riculture.  Purchasing,  a  few  years  since,  a  magnificent  estate  on  the  Hudson,  near 
iThinebeclc,  he  devoted  considerable  attention  to  the  breeding  of  cattle ;  on  his  farm 
bcino-  some  of  the  very  finest  cattle  in  the  country.  His  devotion  to  agriculture  and 
its  ktndred  ]nirsuits  was  crowned  by  the  presidency,  during  several  years,  of  the  State 
A"-ricultm'al  Society,  a  body  which  derived  much  advantage  from  his  liberality  and 
attention.  He  was  elected  a  Senator  for  the  terra  1856-7,  and  in  1860  ran  on  the 
Democralic  licket  for  Governor,  in  opposition  to  Mr.  Morgan.  He  did  not  confine  his 
services  to  the  State  simply  to  fostering  agriculture,  but  labored  strenuously  in  promo- 
tin"-  education  and  religion.     He  was  a  devoted  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 

Hon.  Lilly  Eaton,  one  of  the  corresponding  members  of  this  Society,  died  January 
16,  1872,  at  his  residence  in  Wakefield,  Mass. 

Of  the  prominent  men  identified  with  the  history  of  this,  his  native  town,  few  have 
been  honored  so  higldy,  and  none  have  been  chosen  more  frequently  to  occupy  posi- 
tions of  trust  and  honor.  AViien  but  23  years  of  age  he  was  chosen  town  clerk,  to 
which  office  he  continued  to  be  re-elected,  with  but  one  or  two  exceptions,  for  a  period 
of  thirty  years.  For  nearly  as  long  he  was  a  member  of  the  various  boards  of  select- 
men, sciiool  committees,  assessors,  &c.  Seven  years  he  was  chosen  to  represent  the 
town  in  the  House,  and  twice  was  he  elected  to  the  Senate  of  the  State.  For  a  series 
of  years  lie  had  almost  a  monopoly  of  the  work  of  drailing  deeds,  wills,  and  all  kinds 
of  ieo-al  and  intricate  business  documents.  As  cashier  of  the  National  Bank  of  South 
ReadTni'-  his  connection  dates  from  its  establishment. 

In  literary  matters  Mr.  Eaton  evinced  great  interest  and  more  than  an  ordinary 
share  of  ability  ;  as  a  poet  his  talents  were  of  no  mean  order  ;  and  for  many  years_  no 
public  celebration  or  ovation  of  any  kind  in  the  town  was  thought  to  be  complete  with- 
out a  poem  or  an  oration  from  him.  His  poem  at  the  bi-centennial  celebration  of  the 
towns  of  Reading  and  South  Reading,  in  1844,  will  long  remain  among  the  most  im- 
portant documents  in  the  archives  of  their  local  history. 

He  was  distinguished  most  pre-eminently  for  his  intimate  knowledge  of  everything 
pertainino-  to  the  family  histoiy  of  those  clescended  from  the  settlers  or  former  resi- 
dents of  These  towns.  "^During  the  latter  years  of  his  lite  he  had  been  preparing  a  I.is- 
tory  of  the  towns  of  Reading  and  South  Reading — the  latter  now  Wakefield — and  we 
are  glad  to  learn  that  the  book  had  been  brought  to  that  state  where  it  can  be  comple- 
ted by  another  hand. 

Mr.  Eaton  lived  out  the  period  allotted  to  human  life,  being  seventy  years  old  Jan- 
uary 13,  which  was  the  Saturday  preceding  his  death,  and  which  day  he  celebrated 
with  his  lamily.  J-  ^-  ^• 

Corrcction.^ln  i\).Q  "  List  of  Schenectady  Freeholders,"'  on  page  71  of  this  number, 
the  10th  name  should  read  Karel  Hansen;  ihe  23d,  Claas  de  O'raas  ;  [and  the  31st, 
i^.  H.  Van  dcr  Bogaert. 


^^. 


C^::.^ 


THE    NEW   YORK 

^mciilogical  an^  ^tagrapljtcal  "^tm)}. 


YoL.  III.  ^'^EW    YORK,    JULY,    1872.  Fo.  3. 


A    BRIEF     SKETCH     OF     TKE     LIFE     AXD     CHARACTER    OF 

HOl^.   WILLIAM   A.   EEYNOLDS, 

One  of  the  Ilesideut  Members  of  the   New    York    Genealogical'  and 
Biograph  ical   Society. 


By  BEXJAMii^  W.  D WIGHT,  OF  Clinton,  N.  Y. 


Hon.  William  Abel.vrd  Reynolds  (son  of  Abelard  Repiolds  and 
Lydia  Strong)   was  bora  at  Pittstield,  Mass.,  September  10th,  1810.  {a) 

His  fatlier  removed  to  Rochesterville,  N.  Y.,  now  Rochester,  in  1813, 
where  lie  still  (18  ?2)  resides,  venerable  and  vigorons,  act.  8G,  with  his  con- 
sort of  like  age.  He  built  the  first  frame  house  in  Rochester,  then  just  be- 
ginning to  be  redeemed  from  tiie  wilderness,  on  "  The  Hundred-Acre 
Tract,"  now  the  first  ward  of  the  city,  and  has  lived  to  see  the  little 
rude  hamlet  become  a  great  and  beautiful  city.  He  established  the 
first  inn  in  the  place,  and  was  its  first  postmaster. 

AYilliam  A.  Reynolds  was,  when  six  years  of  age,  made  lame  for  life 
by  a  fall,  so  as  ever  afterwards  to  use  a  crutch  in  walking,  but  wa& 
excelled  by  few  in  bodily  activity.  He  engaged  at  first  in  the  seed  trade, 
since  so  largely  developed  by  Briggs  Brothers  &  Co.,  as  his  successors, 
and  became  afterwards  (1830-8)  one  of  the  chief  founders  of  the  nur- 
sery business,  for  which  Rochester  has  since  become  so  famous;  Messrs. 
Ellwanger  &  Barry,  its  great  representatives,  having  been  introduced 
to  it  as  employes  at  the  first,  in  his  service.  From  1838  to  1845,  he 
was  engaged  in  the  management  of  flouring  mills,  in  Penfield,  near 
Rochester.  While  at  Pentield  he  marrietl,"  Jan'y  12,  1841,  Sophia 
Cynthia  Clarke,  b.  May  17,  1818  (dau.  of  Willard  13.  Clarke,  of  Utica, 
N.  Y.,  and  Laura  Maria  Shepard).  She  died  Avithout  issue,  April  2, 
1842,  He  lived  ever  afterwards  unmarried,  which,  as  he  told  the  writer, 
a  short  time  before  his  death,  he  regarded  as  the  great  mistake  of  his 
life.  From  18-15  to  1872  he  lived  at  Rochester,"full  of  industry  and 
prosperity,  of  public  spirit  and  benevolence,  beloved  by  all  when  living 

(a)  For  further  account  of  his  Pedigree,  see  "  History  of  the  descendants  of  Elder 
John  Strong,"  by  the  writer  of  this  article.     Albany,  N.  Y.,  1872. 

6 


106  SMch  of  Hon.  William  A.  Reynolds.  [July, 

and  mourned  1\y  all  when  dead.  He  was  a  member  of  the  common 
council  of  Rochester  for  three  years  (1857-GO) ;  President  for  several 
times  of  The  AtheuiX'um  and  jNIechanics'  Association  ;  a  memlier  of  the 
recent  Constitutional  Convention  of  the  State  (18G7)  ;  and  at  his  death, 
as  for  several  3'ears  previously,  President  pf  tlie  Rochester  Savings 
Bank ;  beside  having  been  for  a  long  time  the  Superintendent  of  the 
Sunday  School  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church. 

Pie  died  January  12,  1872,  from  the  effects  of  a  fall  from  his  carriage, 
■when  attending  a  fair  of  the  Western  N.  Y.  Agricultural  Society  m 
Kochester,  a  society  which  he  had  been  active  in  forming  several  years 
ago.  It  was  said  by  his  pastor,  at  his  funeral,  that  when  the  news  went 
forth  that  he  Avas  gone  from  earth,  not  a  tenement  house  in  tlie  city, 
not  a  cliild  in  the  public  schools,  not  a  prisoner  in  the  jail,  failed  to 
feel  the  shock  of  the  public  loss.  He  was  regarded  by  his  friends  and 
neighbors  as  a  prince  among  men,  and  was  described,  at  his  deatli,  as 
the  best  known  man  in  Rocliester,  and  known  only  to  be  respected  and 
beloved. 

He  was  one  of  tlie  best  business  men  in  that  city — energetic,  Avise, 
patient  and  methodical  in  conducting  his  own  aflairs,  and  those  of  others 
which  Avere  entrusted  to  his  care,  and  equally  upright  and  honorable  in 
all  his  conduct.  While  being  a  man  of  great  tenacity  of  purpose,  so  that 
he  could  not  be  driven,  or  frightened,  or  bought  back,  from  pursuing 
any  course  of  action  Avhicli  he  deemed  right  or  Avise,  he  could  easily  be 
won  to  relinquish  previous  convictions  and  favorite  measures,  Avhen  per- 
suaded that  better  courses  of  thought  and  effort  Avere  op.n  before  him. 
Possessed  of  abundant  pecuniary  resourqes,  he  expended  not  only 
time  and  strength,  but  money  also,  freely  on  objects  of  public  interest, 
of  hoAvevcr  frequent  recurrence.  The  city  library,  city  charities,  and 
city  improvements  generally,  found  in  him  at  all  times  a  Avarm  friend 
and  generous  helpei'.  During  the  late  reijellion  he  Avas  very  active  in 
securing  enlistments,  e([ui])ping  regiments,  and  making  provision  for 
the  families  of  volunteers,  in  their  absence. 

His  appreciation  of  matters  of  art  and  taste  and  personal  culture,  as 
evinced  at  his  home,  and  in  many  public  forms  and  places  of  its  mani- 
festation, Avas  indicative  of  a  style  of  personal  aims  and  attainments, 
quite  uncommon  among  men  of  mercantile  education,  or  of  mere  finan- 
cial ideas. 

While  rich  and  refined  and  lionorcd  himself,  he  Avas  a  thorcmgli 
Christian  democrat  in  his  manners  toAvards  others,  and  was  as  courteous 
and  affable  to  a  ncAvsboy,  or  a  bootblack,  as  to  a  judge  of  the  city  or  a 
governor  of  the  State.  The  mechanic,  Avhose  clothes,  or  even  face  Avere 
begrimed  Avith  the  marks  of  honest  toil,  stood  at  no  disadvantage  before 
him,  in  any  matter  of  business  or  personal  kindness,  Avhen  compared 
Avith  any  one  else  standing* by  his  side,  Avho  Avas  draped  in  costly  array, 
or  adorned  Avith  gold  and  jcAvels. 

His  benevolence  Avas  of  that  broad  and  spontaneous  kind  that  needs 
no  long  studied  appeals  for  its  bestoAval,  nor  demands  any  special 
weight  of  thanks,  to  rise,  like  a  AvaA'ering  balance,  to  its  proper  height. 
Strong,  full  and  free  in  its  course,  it  floAved  forth,  sometimes  seen 
and  admired  by  others,  but  more  often  unknoAvn  by  them,  in  many 
varied  directions,  toAvards  the  objects  of  his  genial  sympathetic  interest. 
His  later  years  A\'ere  devoted,  most  pleasurably  to  himself  and  to  all 


1S72.]  Slosson  Gencahgy.  107 

arouucl  liim.  to  the  management  of  liis  own  large  business,  and  of 
A-arions  public  trusts,  and  to  his  fondly  filial  care  of  his  venerable 
parents.  Ilis  office  and  his  home,  his  conversation  and  his  correspond- 
ence, his  business  and  his  social  bearing,  were  all  illuminated  by  the 
bright  good  cheer  of  his  wiirm,  loving  heart.  Few  are  the  men  anywhere 
of  such  simple  tastes  and  pure  motives,  and  kindly  dispositions  and 
gentle  manners. 

He  was  also  greatly  interested  in  genealogical  matters,  and  cherished 
warmly  the  memory  of  his  kindred,  both  dead  and  living.  Devoted 
genealogists,  like  ardent  pliilanthropists,  proclaim  in  their  very  tastes 
and  ettorts,  if  nothing  else,  their  own  unselfishness.  The  Society, 
whose  pages  record  this  brief  account  of  his  many  excellences,  has  lost 
in  him  one  of  its  best  members  and  allies.  His  aged  lather  has  kindly 
furnished,  at  the  suggestion  of  the  writer,  tlie  fine  likeness  of  him  thac 
accompanies  this  brief  sketch  of  his  life  and  character. 


SLOSSON    GENEALOGY. 


By  D.  Williams  Patterson. 


1.  NATHANIEL  SLOSSON,'  (2)  was  b.  about  1006 ;  bought  nine 
acres  of  land  at  Captain's  Plain,  in  Nor  walk.  Conn.,  Feb.  24,  1720-21; 
and  five  acres  at  Kent,  in  Nurwalk,  March  1, 1T20-21 ;  and  in  each  deed 
was  described  as  "  of  Dcerfield,  Mass."  *  He  m.  Margaret  Belden,  b. 
about  1700,  dau.  of  William  Belden  of  Norwalk;  and  probably  began 
his  residence  in  Norwalk  directly  after  buying  the  land  above  named  ; 
for  he  Avas  called  "of  Norwalk,"''  Nov.  IG,  1721,  when  Samuel  Belden 
gave  him  a  deed  of  all  of  said  Belden's  right  in  the  undivided 
lands  in  Norwalk,  "in  consideration  of  the  love  and  good  will  which  I 
have  and  do  bear  toward  niy  loving  cousin,  Nathaniel  Slawson  of  said 
Norwalk."  The  value  of  "this  gifc  may  be  indicated  by  the  fact  that 
eighteen  days  later,  to  wit,  Dec.  4,  1721,  he  was  rated  at  £115,  in  th^ 
co"mmonage"^of  Norwalk.  He  next  bought,  June  11,  1722,  two  parcels 
of  land,  one  of  Ibartec'n  and  the  other  of  six  acres,  on  the  east  side  of 
the  east  branch  of  Pimpewaug  lliver,  at  Pimpewang,  in  Norwalk. 
August  1-1,  1729,  he  iunight  of  his  father-in-law.  AVilllam  Belden,  one 
and  a  half  acres  of  land,  adjoining  his  homestead,  in  the  ]iarish  of 
AVilton,  in  Norwalk,  which  parish  included  the  districts  of  Kent  and 
Pimpewaug. 

He  sold  several  parcels  of  land,  Avith  two  dwelling-houses,  at  Pimpe- 
Avaug,  in  AVilton,  for  £000,  March  31, 1730,  yet  seems  to  have  continued 
his  residence  in  that  neiglil)orhood  until  1739.  He  and  his  wife,  Mar- 
garet, Avere  among  the  members  of  the  church  at  Wilton,  at  the  ordi- 
nation of  Pev.  William  Gaylord,  Feb.  13,1732-3;  yet  no  record  of  their 
admission  appears,  nor  of  the  baptism  of  any  of  their  children,  until 
the  eleventh,  Nathan,  March  18,  1739. 

He  bought  of  Ebenezx'r  Bishop,  of  Stamford,  Conn.,  Nov.  1,  173S, 
'•'one  right,  Part,  Share  or  Allotment  in  the  Township  of  Kent,  lately 
sold  by  ye  goA-ernm«-nt.  Avhieh  is  in  said  colony  of  Connecticut,  the  same 
being  "clivided  into  Fifty  Tliree  equal  Shares  or  Allotments,  of  the  land 


103  Slosson   Genealcgy.  [July, 

granted  to  tlie  College ;"  for  which  ho  puicl  £"240  1  Os.,  and  covenanted  that 
he  wonld,  •'  by  himself  or  his  agent,  within  the  space  of  one  year  and 
fonr  months  next  after  the  date  hereof,  enter  upon  the  said  premises, 
build  and  linisli  an  house  thereon,  not  less  than  eighteen  feet  square  and 
seven  feet  stud,  and  subdue,  clear  and  fence  six  acres  of  said  land,  and 
continue  thereon  for  the  space  of  three  successive  years,  commencing 
after  the  said  one  year  and  four  montlis.  unless  prevented  by  death  or 
inevitable  providence.''  Perhaps  lie  had  barg.uned  for  this  share  some 
time  before  the  date  of  the  deed,  for  in  tln^  lirst  division  of  lands  in  Kent, 
in  May,  1738,  he  drew  lot  No,  21,  and  tradition  says  that  he  settled 
thereon  about  the  first  of  ]^s^ovemlx^r,  IToi),  about  three  miles  north- 
eastwardly from  Kent  village,  in  the  district  called  Flanders,  He  was 
chosen  constable  of  Kent,  Dec.  4,  1730  ;  the  town  meeting  was  held  at 
his  house  Sept,  1,  1740;  and  in  1744,  he  was  a  lister,  and  his  own 
estate  was  valued  at  £55  10s.  They  joined  the  church  in  Kent,  July 
12,  1741, 

March  19,  17G0,  he  deeded  to  his  wdl-beloved  son,  Enoch  Slosson,  of 
Kent,  ten  acres  of  the  south-east  corner  of  his  home  farm,  next  to 
Jabez  Rowley's  home  lot.  His  wife,  Margaret,  d,  x\p.  14,  1780,  in  the 
80th  year  of  her  age.  He  d.  March  8,  1787,  aged  91  years.  They  were 
buried  in  the  old  cemetery,  about  twenty  rods  north  of  the  house  in 
Avhicli  he  lived. 

Chil.  of  Nathaniel'  (1)  and  Margaret  (Bclden)  Slosson. 

2.  I.  MARY,-  m. Wescott,  and    settled  in  AVilton,  Conn.,  and 

after  her  husband's  death,  lived  with  her  son  in  Greenfield,  X.  Y. 

3  II.  PRUDEXCE,-^  m.  Kent,  Conn.,  Sep.  25,  1741,  THOMAS  SKEEL 
of  Kent,  b.  Dec.  27,  1711,  son  of  John,  Jr.,  and  Sarah  Skeel;  see 
Cothren's  JJisfori/  of  Woodbury,  ]x  709.  They  joined  the  church  in 
Kent,  Dec.  5,  1742.     Children;  all  born  in  Kent: 

1.  Sarah,:' b.  Qct,  10,  \1A-1\  bap.  Kent,  Dec.  5,  ]74'2. 

2.  Olive,:'  i,.  March  17,  1744;  biip.  March  25,  1744. 

3.  David, 3  b.  M  irch  27,  1740;  bap.  .June  .5,  174ti. 

4.  Natiiav,3  h.  Sep   22.  1747;   hap.  Nov.  27,  1748. 
.J.  Tii0MAS,3  b.  Ap.  80,  1751  ;  bap.  June  10,   1751. 
f..  Elijam,:'  b.  Oct.  15,  1753  ;  bap.  Nov.  15,  1753. 
7.  DxMMis,3  b.  May  8,  1758. 

4.  Ill,  ABIGAIL,-  m.  Kent,  Conn.,  Aug.  11, 1743,  JONATHAN  SKEEL 
of  Kent,  b.  March  10,  1721,  son  of  John,  Jr.,  and  Sarah  Skeel ;  see 
Cothren's  Hif^tory  of  Woodbury,  p.  709.  He  bought  land  in  New  Mil- 
ford,  Conn.,  March  22, 1751 ;  and  they  joined  the  church  in  NewMilford, 
Nov.  10,  1754.  He  d.  in  New  Milfurd,  before  Nov.  175G;  and  she  re- 
turned to  Kent,  where  she  joined  the  church  by  letter  from  New  Mil- 
ford,  June  4,  1759  ;  after  which  she  m. Tracy,  of  New   Preston, 

Conn. ;    and    d.    Jan.  1813,  aged   87.      She   had   the   following 

children,  by  her  first  husband, 

1.  WiLUAM,3b.  Kent,  Marcli  17,  1744;  bap.  New  Milford,  Dec.  25,  1754. 

2.  Betty,3  b.  K.,  Dec.  15,  1745;  bup.  N.  M.,  Dec.  25,  1754. 

3.  Marv,3  b.  K.,  Oct.  2,  1747;  bap.  N.  M.,  Dec.  25,  1754. 

•     4.  .Jonathan,:'  b.  K.,  Nov.  5,  1749;  bap.  jS".  M.,  Dec.  25,  1754. 

5.  Miriam,:'  \^^^_  j^r   jj^  y)qc.  25,  1754. 
0.  EuNicK.3  bap.  N.  M.,  Dec.  25,  1754. 

7.  JoAii''  (twin),  bap.  2s".  M.,  Aug.  31,  1755. 


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8.  Abigail-  (twin),  bap.  ^'.  M.,  Aug.  31,  17-55;  m.  ASAPH  WHITTLESEY,  b. 
4^„^^^— — ^^»»rt)iiio-ton,  Conn.,  May  12,  1753,  son  of  Eliphalet  and  Dorothj'  (Kellogg) 
fV-*.  Whittlesev.     He  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Wyoming,  July   3,    1778.      She 

jTi.  (2d) -^—SPARKS  ;  and  after  his  death,  she  m.   (3d) IJICHARDS. 

Shed.  Owego,  N.  Y.,July  29, 1817,  aged  G2  years.  Children,  by  tirst  husband: 

1.  Anna,'^  h.  Oct.  9,  1775  ;  m.  June  3,  1790,  Joel  Camp,  of  New  Preston,  Conn. 

2.  Ahiqail,*  b.    Kinu,-ston.   Penn.,    Ap.    3i),   1777;    m.    June  27.  1801,  William 

Camp,  b.  New  Milf'ord,  Conn.,  Sept.  1,  1777,  sou  of  Nathan  and  Estiier 
(  )  Camp,  and  settled  in  Owego,  N.  Y.     lie  was  killed 

May  3,  1826,  by  the  explosion  of  the  boiler  of  the  steamboat  Susquehanna, 
while  trying  to  ascend  the  Nescopeck  Falls,  in  the  Susquehanna  River, 
opposite  Berwick,  Penn.  She  m.  (2d)  July  10, 1838,  lion.  Stephen  Strong, 
of  Owego.  She  d.  Oct.  29,  1858;  he  d.  Ap.  5,  18GU.  She  had,  by  her 
first  husband,  the  following  children : 

1.  Eliza  Minerva,5  b.  Oct.  15,  1802. 

2.  Henry  William,^  b.  Feb.  11,  1805. 

3.  Juliette  Maria,^  b.  Ap.  8,  1807. 

4.  Abigail  Whittlesey,^  b.  Oct.  15,  1808. 

5.  Susan  Laura  Ann>  b.  Sept.  8,  1810. 

6.  Charlotte  Caroline,-' b.  June  27,  1814;   d.  Ap.  24,  1819.  ■ 

7.  George  Sidney,-^  b.  Sept.  5,  1816. 

8.  Frances  Augusta, ^  b.  Dec.  9,  1817. 

9.  Charlotte  Caroline,'^  b.  Dec.  5,  1820. 

3.  Laura,*]:). 1778;  ni   (then  of  Washington,  Conn.),  Ap.  17,  1804, 

ESOS  CAMP,  Jr.,  of  New  Milford,  bap.  N.  M.'May  7,  1780,  sou  of  Euos 
Camp,  Jr.     Children : 

1.  Samuel  Orlando,-  b.  New  Milford.  May  6,  1806. 

2.  Eunice  Emeline,Mi.  N.  M.,  Oct.  2,  1808. 

3.  Rebecca  Ann,^  b.  N.  M.,  Feb.  26,  1811. 

4.  Enos  Ralph.3  b.  N.  M.,  Nov.  28,  1812. 
Child,   by  second   husband : 

4.  Betxey,*  (Sparks.) 
Children,    by    third  husband : 

5.  Asaph*  (Richards),  b. 

6.  Clarinda*  (Richards),  b.  Dec.  25,  1784  ;  m.  Sept.  30, 18 11,  Asaph  Whittlesej', 

b.  Fob.  8,  1782,  son  of  Eliphalet  and  Comfort  (Waller)  Whittlesey.  They 
settled  in  Galen  (Clyde  village),  AVayne  Co.,  N.  Y..  where  he  d.  Oct.  1, 
1821 ;  had  six  children.  See'U7urt/<.^*/  Memorial,  Eliphalet  branch,  Nos. 
58  and  175-180. 

5.  lY.  SUSANXAr  m.  Kent.  Conn.,  Dec.  5,  1753,  John  Hamilton; 
she  joined  the  church  in  Kent,  July  1,  17G2.     Children  : 

1.  John,-'  d.  in  Richford,  N.  Y. 

2.  Bktty,:'  bap.  in  Kent,  Aug.  29,  1762. 

3.  Lojs,-'  bap.  in  Kent.  Aug."29,  1762. 

4.  Eliakim,-'  bap.  in  Kent,  Aug.  29,  1762;  d.  in  Richford,  N.  Y. 

5.  BEN.iAMix,-'bap.  in  Kent,  Aug.   29,  1762. 

6.  Setii,-*  m.  Abigail  Williams,  of  Stockbridge,  Mass. 

G.  \.  DANIEL  =  (14),  m.  Kent,  Aug.  23,  1748,  Eunice  Lasell ; 
she  d.  about  a  year  after  marriag.^,  .*.  p. ;  and  he  m.  (2d),  Keziah  Ben- 
ton, Avho  joined  church  in  Kent,  Dec.  17G2.  He  built  the  "  Ca.swell 
house,"  in"  Kent,  and  from  there  moved  to  Eichmond,  Mass.,  where  he 
joined  the  cliurch,  in  October,  1785.     He  d.  Beb.  — ,  1805. 

7.  VI.  JOHN- (21),  m.  Dec.  27,  1759  (Kent  town  rec.  erroneously 
savs  17G0),  Hannah  Spencer,  b.  Sut!ield,  Conn.,  Aug.  2G,  1741,  dan.  of 
William  and  Hannah  (Copeley)  Spencer.  (See  Goodwin's  Genealogical 
Notes,  p.  olG.)     It  is  said  that  they  settled  in  Scipio,  N.  Y. 

8.  YII.  ENOCH-  (24),  b.  Norwalk,  now  Wilton.  Conn.,  Aug.  13, 
1733;  m.  Kent,  Aug.  !J,  1757,  Sarah  St.  John;  she  joined  the  church 


110  Slosson  Genealogy.  [July, 

in  Kent,  Jnne  4, 1759,  from  Sharon.  He  joined  the  church  in  Kent, 
March  29,  17G1.  They  moved  to  Stoekbridge,  Mass.,  where  they 
joined  the  church,  Nov.  ?,  1762,  by  letter  from  the  church  in  Kent. 
His  ear-mark,  for  cattle,  was  recorded  in  Stockljridge,  in  March,  17G8, 
"a  halfpenny  in  upper  side  of  both  ears"  ;  and  he  was  chosen  con- 
stable in  17  09. 

The  churcli  book  of  Stoekbridge  has  the  iollowing  records:  "At  a 
meeting  of  the  church,  Aug  17,  178G,  on  a  complaint  exhibited  against 
Enoch  Slosson,  a  member  of  the  church,  for  charging  Capt.  Whit- 
tlesey Avith  partiality,  m  giving  his  evidence  under  oath,  and  that  he 
had  sworn  to  that  which  he  (Slosson)  had  never  said  or  thought.'" 

'"Voted,  that  it  appears  to  the  brethren  of  this  church,  that  Mr. 
Slosson  has  bi'oken  Christian  rule  in  making  the  charge  against  Capt. 
Whittlesey,  which  is  contained  in  the  complaint."' 

"  At  a  meeting  of  the  church,  21st  Dec,  178S"" : — 

"■' Voted,  that  whereas  Mr.  Slosson  refuses  to  make  the  satisfaction 
which  the  laws  of  Clirist  require  for  the  oftVnses  of  which  he  has  been 
guilty  ;  he  be  solemnly  admonished  by  the  pastor  and  brethren  of  the 
chiirch,  to  repent  of  these  his  sins.  The  admonition  was  accord- 
ingly immediately  given  him  by  the  pastor  and  brethren." 

in  February,  1703,  they  left  Stoekbridge,  for  Brown's  Settlement,  on 
the  Boston  Purchase,  with  a  portion  of  their  children,  in  com}niny 
with  their  son  Ezbon,  and  his  family.  They  reached  their  destination 
on  the  fourth  day  of  March,  and  began  their  settlement  in  a  bark- 
covered  shanty,  on  the  bank  of  the  creek,  near  where  Sturtevant's  grist- 
mill stands,  in  the  village  of  Newark  Valley,  Tioga  County,  N.  Y. 
This  was  the  first  house  built  on  the  site  of  the  village  ;  and  the  wives 
of  Enoch  and  Ezbon  Slosson,  were  the  first  women  who  dwelt  within 
the  limits  of  the  town ;  and  they  did  iiot  see  another  woman  from  the 
time  they  came  into  the  place,  till  the  next  September. 

On  the  17th  of  November,  1803,  more  than  ten  years  after  they  set- 
tled in  the  wilderness,  the  first  church  in  Tioga  (afterward,  the  first 
church  in  Berkshire,  and  now  the  first  churcli  in  Newark  Valley), 
v\-as  formed.  Mrs.  Slosson,  having  been  granted  a  letter  of  dismission 
from  the  church  in  Stoekbridge,  Oct.  2,  1803,  was  admitted  to  this 
new  church,  on  Sunday  after  its  organization,  Nov.  20,  1803  ;  she 
being  the  first  one  admitted.  Mr.  Slosson  could  not  join  with  her,  as 
he  was  still  under  censure  of  the  Stoekbridge  church,  and  so  re- 
mained until  Capt.  AVhittlesey,  on  his  death-bed.  acknowledged  the 
wrong  which  he  had  done  to  Slosson  ;  asking  pardon  of  him  and  of 
the  churcli ;  on  which  the  church  sent  to  Slosson  a  letter  of  dismis- 
sion, on  which  he  joined  the  church  in  Berkshire,  July  2,  1820.  His 
troubles  so  wore  upon  him,  that,  at  times,  during  the  last  years  of  his 
life,  he  was  subject  to  mental  derangement.  His  first  log  house  (the 
bark-roofed  shanty  belonged  to  his  son)  stood  where  Dr.  C.  K.  Heaton 
now  lives.  She  d.  MarcU  10,  1819,  in  81st  year.  He  d.  Feb.  21,  1827, 
in  the  Oltli  year  of  his  age.  They  were  buried  in  the  old  burial  ground 
in  Berkshire,  N.  Y. 

9.  VIII.  ELIJAH-  (33),  b.  Norwalk,  recorded  in  Kent,  Conn.,  May 
10,  1735  ;  enlisted  in  Ca})t.  Ik-njamin  liuggles's  company,  Ap.  G,  175G, 
and  served  fifteen  weeks  and  six  days.  He  m.  Sharon,  Conn.,  June  9, 
1757,  Eleanor  Gay,  b.    Litchfield,  Conn.,  Ap.  17,   1738,  dan.  of  John 


1872.]  Slosson   Genealogy.  Ill 

and  Lydia  (Colver)  Gay.  Her  marriage  record  calls  her  name  Eleanor; 
her  father's  family  record,  "  Eleany,"  and  the  Stockbridge  church  re- 
cord '-Elona.''  They  settled  at  Sharon,  thence  moved  to  Stockbiidge, 
Mass.,  where  they  joined  the  church,  Feb.  -i.  1T70,  by  letter  from  the 
church  at  Sharon.  She  afterward  joined  the  Shakers,  at  New  Le- 
banon, N.  Y.,  and  it  is  said  that  she  gave  her  husband  no  peace,  until 
he  and  his  cliildren  had  also  joined  them. 

10.  IX.  ELEAZEU-  (37)'  b.  Xorwalk.  recorded  in  Kent,  May  2, 
i;37;  lived  in  Salem,  Westchester,  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  12,  1TC2,  ^yhen  he 
made  his  tirst  purchase  in  Canaan  Parish,  in  Xorwalk ;  and  in  Nor- 
walk,  at  the  date  of  his  next  purchase,  Jan.  5,  1T03.  It  is  said  tlnit 
"  he  moved  to  Grand  Isle,  Vt." 

11.  X.  NATHA^^-  (39),  b.  Norwalk,  recorded  in  Kent,  Jan.  30, 
1738-9;  bap.  Wilton,  March  18,  1739;  m.  Oct.  13,  1708,  Elizabeth 
Ilubbell,  1).  Strattield,  C!onn.,  Feb.  —  1747,  dau.  of  Jehiel  and  Eliza- 
beth (Sackett)  Hubbell,  and  g.  dau.  of  Eev.  Richard  Sackett,  pastor  of 
the  second  church  of  Greenwich,  Conn.  He  served  in  the  war  of  the 
Revolution  ;  was  "a  Sergeant  Major  in  the  cavalry,"  and  was  detailed 
to  the  commissary  deparltment.  He  was  at  the  capture  of  Burgoyne. 
He  joined  tlie  churcli  in  Kent,  June — ,  1807.  He  settled  on  the 
homestead  of  his  father,  in  Kent,  and  tliere  d.  Oct.  o,  1821,  aged 
nearly  83  years.  She  joined  cluirch  in  Kent,  March  29,  1807,  and  d. 
Jan.  16,  1829.  aged  81  vears  11  mouths. 

12.  XL  SAEAH,'^  b.'Kent,  Conn.,  March  2-1,  1741  ;  bap.  Kent,  May 
10,  1741 ;  m.  Amos  Chappel  of  Sharon,  Conn.  Her  third  daughter 
m.  Allen  Metcalf,  lived  in  Lenox,  Mass.,  and  afterward  in  Putnam, 
Ohio.  For  an  account  of  her  descendants,  see  Chancellor  Walworth's 
IIf/(h  Gcncalogi/,  pp.  349-50.  Another  daughter  m.  a  Guthrie,  set- 
tled in  Marietta,  Ohio ;  thence  moved  to  Kentucky,  and  was  the 
mother  of  Hon.  James*  Guthrie,  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  under 
President  Pierce.     A  son  James^  Chappel,  lived  near  Cazenovia,  N.  Y. 

13.  XI[.  BETTY,-  bap.  Kent,  Oct.  28,  1744;  d.  aged  two  years. 

Chil.  of  Daniel-  (6)  and  Keziah  (Benton)  Slosson. 

14.  L  EUX^ICF,^  bap.  Kent,  Conn.,  Dec.  — ,  17G2  ;  she  suffered 
mental  deransrement,  and  died  unm. 

15.  IL  JEHIEL^'  (49),  b.  Kent,  Conn..  Xov.  4,  1758;  m.  Rebecca 
Dudley,  b.  Roxbury,  Conn.,  dau.  of  X'athan  and  Rebecca  (Stone) 
Dudley.  They  settled  at  Greenfield,  now  Greenville,  Greene  Co., 
N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  22,  1807,  aged  48  years.  She  d.  Union, 
Broome  Co.,  X".  Y.,  May  29,  1827,  and  was  buried  near  Nanticoke 
Springs.  May  31. 

I6.IIL  AXNA,3  b.  Kent,  Dec  13,  17G1;  bap.  Kent.  Dec.  — , 
1762;  m.  Ap.  6,  1785,  AARON  DELANO,  b.  Tolland,  Conn.,Xov.  13  (ac- 
cording to  Waldo's  Historij  of  Tolland,  while  family  record  says  12), 
1756,  son  of  Sylvanus  and  Elizabeth  (Abbott)  Delano.  He  d.  at 
Kent,  Conn.,  Ap.  23,  1823.  She  joined  church  Kent,  Dec  6,  1807, 
and  d.  at  Maine,  Broome  Co.,  X.  Y,  Aug.  2,  1851,  aged  nearly  90 
years.  He  served  throughout  the  Revolutionary  War.  His  aunt, 
Susanna  Delano,  m.  Capt.  Xoah  Grant,  the  great  grandfather  of 
President  U.  S.  Grant.  Children :  all  b.  in  Kent,  all  but  the  second, 
bap.  in  Kent,  1807. 

1,  A.\.\is,'b.  Ap.  24,  1786;  m.  Whipple;  cL  'Sox.  3,  1815, 


112  Slosso7i  Genealogy.  [July, 

2.  Elizabeth,'  b.  Aiij^.  4,  118^ ;  m.  Stephen  Tlionias. 

3.  Moses,-"  b.  Oct.  6,  1788;  m.  his  cousin  Anna'  (54)  Slosson. 

4.  noRACE,^  b.    July  30,   1*790;    m.  Liiura  Wilson;    settled   in    Cornwall,    Conn., 

thence  moved  to  Groton,  N.  Y.  ;  had  a  son,  Frederick',  a  lawyer,  of 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 

5.  CiiLOE',   b.   March  4,     1*792;     m.     Sept.     27,     1812,    HENRY    MAREAN,    b. 

Canaan,  Columbia  Co..  N.  Y.,  Nov.  21,  1777,  son  of  Thomas  and  Esther 
(Patterson)  Marean.  They  settled  in  the  north  part  of  Union,  now 
Maine,  Broome  Co.,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  May  12,  1855.  She  d.  Maine, 
N.  Y.,  July  23,  1858.  As  she  was  second  cousin  of  Jesse  Root  Grant, 
her  ('hildren  are  third  cousins  of  President  U.  S.  Giant.     Children: 

1.  Francis  Henry  ■>  h.   Union,   N.   Y.,  Oct.  9,  1813;  m.  Feb.    14.  1836,  Sarah 

Mooers,  b.'  Hancock,  N.  Y.,  March  5,  1819,  dau.  of  Michaiah 
and  Lucy  (Kittredge)  Jlooers.  He  resides  in  Maine,  Broome  Co., 
N.  Y.,  is  a  trader  and  postmaster,  but  has  not  yet  been  referred  to 
as  an  example  of  the  tender  care  which  the  President  takes  of  all 
of  his  kindred.  Childi-en  : 
-  1.  Lucv,«b.  Ap.  24,  1838;  m.  Henry  II.  Dayton. 

2.  IIeirry,sb.  March  14,  1842. 

3.  Ellen,'' b.  Feb.  11,  1846;   d.  Feb.  25,  1846. 

4.  Marcus  Marcellu^.e  b.  July  22,  1847. 

5.  Arthur  "Edward,''  b.  March  17,  1854. 

6.  Minnie  Ida,*'  b.  Sept.  7,  1856. 

2.  C/if>sto-,' b.  Ap.  3,  1815;  m   Arvilla  Taylor. 

3.  Annis,''  b.  Jan.  5,  1817;   m.  Wm.  Jackson  Flint. 

4.  Esther,^  h.  Oct.  22,  1818. 

5.  EincUne   Cliloe,^  b.  Mav  15,  1821;  m.  Feb.  13,  1840,  Amos  Clark,  of  Maine, 

N.    Y,;    he    d.    March  3,  184o,    and    she  m.   (2d)  Dec.  24,  1840,   Jed 
Dudley. 

6.  Louisa  Janc,^  b.  .\pril  16,  1825  ;  ni.  Otis  Fuller. 

7.  Marvin  Claris'  b.  June  8,  1827;  m.  Olive  A.  Howard. 

8.  Thoma.'^,^  b.  Feb.  26,  1833. 

6.  SvLVANus,'  b.  Sept.    17,     1793;    m.    Semantha    "\Villou<::hby,    and    settled  in 

Groton,  N.  Y. 
v.  Keziah,-'   b.  July   19,    1797;    ra.     Franklin    Willougliby ;    lived   and    died  in 
Groton,  N.  Y. 

8.  Daniel  Slossox,^   b.    Ap.    23,    1800;    ni.   Janet   Wilson,   a   sister    of    Horace 

Delano's  wife  ;  settled  in  C'ornwidl.  Conn.,  thence  moved  to  (iroton,  N.  Y. 
His  son,  Horace  F.  De  Lano\  g-iad.  U.  S.  Mil.  Acad.,  West  Point,  July 
1,  1849;  second  Lieut.  2d  Dragoons,  Jan.  13,  1850;  d.  Ft.  Bliss,  Te.\as, 
May  28,  1854,  aged  28. 

9.  Sar.ui  Ann,""  b.  Ap.    10,    1802;  m.    as    a    second    wife    Franklin    Willoughby, 

whose  first  wife  was  her  sister,  Keziah  ;   settled  in  Groton,  X.  Y. 

17.  IV.  NATHANIEL «  (57),  b.  Kent,  Ap.  —  17G4;  bap.  Kent,. 
Jan.  — ,  1765;  m.  Eunice  Sissni.  She  d.,  and  he  m.  (2d)  Oct. — , 
1805,  ]\Irs.  Ehoda  (Jiidd)  Willoughby,  b.  Jan.  11),  1775,  dau.  of 
Ozias  and  Sarah  (Wilson)  Judd,  and  the  divorced  wife  of  Dr.  Westal 
Willouffhbv.  {a)  He  d.  Union,  N.  Y.,  Ang.  29,  1822  ;  she  d.  Maine,  N. 
Y.,  Aug.  15,  1857. 

18.  V.  SARAH,-'  bap.  Kent,  Nov.  — ,  17GG;  m.  DANIEL  RICHARDS. 
Children : 

1.  Aarom.-* 

2.  Jeiiiel.*" 

3.  Daniel.^ 

4.  Sally,''  ra.  Isaiah  Holmes;  .she  m.  (2d)  Ebenczer  Bement,  of  A^ictor,  X.  Y. 

5.  Elvira,''  m. Dewey. 

6.  Trl'man.* 

19.  VI.  JOSEPH^  (67),   bap.    Kent,    Dec.—,    1770;    m.    Marana 

(«)  Tradition  says  that  Dr.  Willoughby  was  innocent  of  tha  charge  brought  against 
him,  and  that  the  witness,  on  whose  testimony  the  divorce  was  obtained,  confessed  on 
her  death-bed  that  she  hud  falsel}-  accused  him. 


1872.]  Slosson  Genealogy.  113 

Hatch  ;  settled,  in  Kiclimoncl,  ]\rass.,  where  his  wife  died;  and  he  m. 
(2d)  Nov.  21,  1811,  Kebecca  Pahiier,  of  Stockbridge.  She  liad  no 
children. 

30.  VII.  CIILOE,^  b. ;  m. Jeffreys;    lived  in  Richfield, 

N.  Y.,  and  in  Porter,  jST.  Y. 

Chil.  of  John-  (7)  and  Hannah  (Spencer)  Slosson. 

21.  I.  ALLEDINE/'  b.  Kent,  Conn.,  Oct.  16,  17G0 ;  m.  a  Mr.  Stone. 

22.  II. ,^  a  son,  of  whom  tradition  says  that  he  was  a 

distinijnished  lawver  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y, 

2:3.  II  [.  HANNAH;*  b.  Oct.  10,  17GG  ;  m.  ELIJAH  DEWEY,  b. 
Lenox,  Mass.  Jan.  18,  17G2,  son  of  Israel  and  jNIary  (Pixley)  Dewey. 
Thev  settled  at  Lisle,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  Oct.  15,  1840;  shed.  Sept. 
29,  1854.     Children : 

1.  Laura,-"  b.  June  3(i,  ITS'?;  ra.  Lisle,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  11,   1811.     Alanson  Dean,  b. 

Dec.    28,    1788,   son   of  Mial    and   iSaaah  (.Stafford)  Dean.     Thej-  d.  Newark 
Valley,  N.  Y.;   he,  Feb.  8,  1851  ;  she,  Aug.  23.  186(5,  ,s\ />. 

2.  Harvey,^  b.  Jan.   1,   1789;  m.  Nov,  7,  1810,  Betsey  Maria  Harrison,  b.  July 

11,  1797,  dan.    of  Roswell  and   EUzabetli  (Guernsey)   Harrison;    residence, 
Jamestown,  N.  Y.;  cliildren  : 

1.  Eliza  Maria,^  b.  Lisle,  N.  Y.,  Au"-.  27,  1817. 

2.  iJ'irwhi  Ilurvct/,'^  b.  Forestville.  N.  Y.,  Mareli  3,  1820. 

8.  Wc'i/f/u/  Jane','  b.  "Ap.  2'>,  1823;  ni.  July  20,  18-16.  Rev.  Benjamin 
"Woodbridj^e  Dwight,  Ph.  D.,  b.  New  Haven,  Conn.,  Ap.  5,  1816;  Mem- 
ber of  the  New  York  Genealogical  and  Biographical  iSociety,  and 
author  of  the  Stronr;  O'lnealorfij,  which  see  pp.  3t)'.)-72  for  a  full  account 
of  the  descendants  of  Elijah  and  Hannah  (Slosson)  Dewey.  She  d. 
Clinton,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  23,  1SG4,  leaving  4  children. 

4.  Eilson,-'  b.  Dec.  15,  1825,  d.  Aug.  30,  1833. 

3.  Hariuet,'  b.  Nov,  11,  1791  ;  m.  Feb.  12,  1824,  Nathaniel  Gray,  of  Silver  Creek, 

N.  Y. 

4.  Alanson',-*  b.  Nov.  20,  1793  ;  m.  March  22,  1826,  Susan  Stoddard,  of  Lisle,  N.  Y.; 

he  d.  Ap.  22,  1855. 

5.  CLARA,-'b.  Jan.  16,  1798;  d.  Ap.  14,  1806. 

6.  SKni,Jb.  June  9,  1802;  m.    March   23,   1825,  Mary   Kellogg  Stoddard;  he  d. 

Feb.  10,  1849. 
1.  Elllui,-"  b.   Oct.   13,  1805;  m.   Aug.  — ,    1830,  Sophia  Smith;  he  d.  March  6, 
1862. 

Chil  of  Enoclr^  (8)  and  Sarah  (St.  John)  Slosson. 

24.  L  MABEL,^  b.  Kent,  Conn.,  Oct.  5,  1758;  came  to  Newark  Val- 
ley in  1794;  m.  Abram  Johnson,  from  Cheshire,  Mass.,  and  had  two 
chihlren:  Lyman' and  Lucinda.'* 

25.  IL  LUCINDA,^  b.  Kent,  Jan.  8,  1761 ;  bap.  Kent,  Feb.  22, 17G1 ; 
m.   Stockbridge,    Mass.,   Nov.    2G,    1778,   ABIJAH  WILLIA3IS,    soil  of 

Johna  and (Clark)  Williams.     She  d.  Stockbridge,  in  the  snm- 

mer  of  1782,  about  six  months  after  the  birth  of  her  only  child : 

1.  Enoch  Slossox,^  b.  Stockbridge,  Dec.  13,  1781;  bap.  July  4,  1784;  was  brought 
up  b_v  his  granilfalher  Slosson,  and  came  witli  him  to  Newark  Yalley  in 
Feb.  1793.     He  d.  Sept.  5,  1855.     He  had  two  wives  and  eleven  cliildren. 

26.  IIL  SARAH,^  b.  stockbridge,  Mass.,  March  4,  1764;  bap.  Ap. 
22. 17G4;  m.  Ap.  4. 1782,  William  Holley;  she  d.  .s.  j).  about  1783. 

27.  IV.  ELECTA,3  b.  St.,  Sept.  7,  17GG ;  died  young. 

28.  V.  EZBON^  (68).  b.  St.,  Jan.  28,  1769;  bap.  Feb.  5,  1769;  m. 
Ang._26,  1790,  Electa  Williams,  b.  Stockbridge,  Sept.  20,  1772,  dan.  of 
Azariah  and  Beulali  (Brown)  AYilliams.  They  came  to  the  Boston 
Purchase,  March  4,   1793 ;  settled  first  in  a  bark-covered  shanty,  the 


Hi  Slosson   Geneahgy.  [July, 

roof  of  which  slid  off  one  night  dnring  a  heavy  rain,  leaving  tliem  ex- 
posed to  the  "weather.  He  then  hnilt  a  log-honse  on  the  spot  now  occu- 
pied by  the  conference-room  of  the  Congregational  Church,  in  Newark 
Valley,  N.  Y.  He  was  a  farmer,  tavern-keeper,  distiller  and  trader ; 
was  tile  first  postmaster  of  XeAvark  Valley,  and  hnilt  the  first  framed 
house  in  the  village  of  Newark  Valley,  which  is  yet  standing  as  part  of 
Edwin  B.  Lincoliv's  Hotel.  He  d.  June  2,  1838.  She  d.  Feb.  12,  1853  ; 
both  buried  in  Hope  Cemeterv,  Newark  Valley. 

20.  VI.  ELECTA,^'  b.  St.,  March  3,  1772;  bap.  Mav  10.  1772;  came 
to  Newark  Valley  in  1794;  m.  Dec.  9,  1799,  ELiSHA  WILSON,  b.  Stock- 
bridge,  Aug.  13,  17G7,  son  of  Elijah  and  Mary  (Cnrtis)  Wilson.  At  the 
time  of  their  marriage  he  had  been  a  housekeeper,  without  a  wife,  for 
nearly  nine  years,  having  been  one  of  the  first  settlers  within  the  limits 
of  the  present  town  of  Newark  Valley,  Ap.  1,  1791.  They  spent  their 
lives  on  the  farm  where  he  first  began.  He  d.  Nov.  11,  1857,  aged  90 
years.  2  months  and  29  days.  She'd.  Nov.  19,  1862,  aged  90  years,  7 
months  and  16  days.     Children: 

1.  Elij.ui,^  b.  Oct.  11,  1800. 

2.  Mauy,^  h.  J.an.  17,  1802;   d.  Ap.  29,  1819. 
8.  SisAv  M.RiA,^  b.  July  16,  1807. 

4.    ClIAULES  FRE!>EniCK,->"  b.  St'pt  10,  1810. 

30.  Vn.  JERUSHA,^  b.  St.,  date  not  found;  bap.  Jan.  1,  1775;  m. 
SAMUEL  BALL,  b.  St.,  Nov.  13,  1777,  son  of  Josiah  and  Esther  (Ward) 
Ball.  They  settled  in  Lawrenceville,  Tioga  county,  Penn.,  where  she 
d.  Feb.  5,  1870,  aged  96  years.  He  d.  Knoxville,  Pemi.,  date  not  ascer- 
tained.    Children : 

1.  Frkderick,^  killed  himself  when  mentally  deranged. 

2.  Naxcy.4 

3.  LODEMA.'' 

4.  Adicline,-'  b.  Berkshire,  Ap.  1,  1811 ;  m.  Clnrk'  (77)  Slosson. 

5.  CyxTHiA,^  ni.  Ezbon'  (SO)  .Slosson. 

31.  Vnr.  KFTH.M).  St.,  Aug.  24,   1777;    bap.  Sep.  28,  1777;  m. 
-,  1797,  JOEL  FARNHAM,  b.Man.  3,  1774.  son  of  Benjamin  Farn- 


liam.     They  settled  at  Owego,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  15,  1858 ;  she 
d.  Aug.30,  18G2.     Children: 

1.  Sylvester,^  b.  An',^  8,  1708  ;  m.  .Tan.  .30,  1821,  Patience  Wood. 

2.  FiDEi.iA,^  b.  March  13,  ISOO;  ni.  March  16,  1826,  S^tephcn  P.  Junes. 
8.  An.\  Maria,-<  b.  Julv  ).  18(12. 

4.  JoEL,^  b.  May  24,  1804  ;  d.  Nichols,  X.  Y.,  Ap.  8, 18G7,  aged  63. 

5.  Charles,' b.'Ap.  S,  1807;  m.  Emeline  Williams. 

6.  Caroline,-'  b.  Dee.  20,  1808. 

7.  George,''  b.  Nov.  29,  1810;  d.  Oct.  10,  1819. 

8.  Sarui,4  b.  Ap.  7,  1813. 

9.  Enoch,-'  b.  Oct.  14.  1815;  d.  Ap.  4,  1830. 
10.  Frederick.-"  b.  Feb.  26,  1818. 

32.  IX.  ENOS^*  (73),  b.  St.,  May  24,  1780;  bap.  St.,  June  18,  1780; 
left  Stockbridge,  with  his  father,  in  1793;  m.  Tioga,  now  Berkshire, 
N.  Y.,  Aug.  8,^1803,  Rebecca  Culver,  b.  Towanda,  Penn.,  Jan.  1,  1784; 
he  was  a  trader  in  Berkshire,  now  Newark  Valley,  and  in  1816,  settled 
in  Lawrenceville,  Tioga  Co.,  Penn.,  where  he  built  a  large  tavern  which, 
in  connection  w^ith  a  store,  he  kept  till  his  death,  Sept.  8,  1819.  His 
widow  m.  (2d)  an  Irishman  named  McDougall,  and  died  in  Law- 
renceville, Oct.  17,  1866,  of  paralysis. 


1872.]  Slosson  Gcnealogi/.  115 

Chil.  of  Elijulr-  (9)  and  Eleanor  (Gay)  Slosson. 

33.  I.  DAVID,^'  joined  the  Shakers  at  New  Lebanon,  N.  Y. 

34.  11.  JOXATilAN/  joined  the  Shakers  at  N"ew  Lebanon. 

35.  Iir.  STEPHEN,^'  bap.  Stockbridg-e,  Mass.,  Feb.  4,  ITGO  ;  joined 
the  Shakers  at  Xew  Lebanon. 

3f;.  IV.  Betty,»bap.  St.,  June  12,  1TT4;  joined  the  Shakers. 
Two  of  these  sons  used  to  travel  with  Shaker  garden  seeds,  and  as 
long  as  their  uncle  Enoch  Slosson  lived,  they  visited  him  each  year. 
Chik  (Z»)  of  Eieazer-  (10)  and  (  )  Slosson. 

37.  L     A  DAUGHTER.^  m. Smith. 

38.  II.  ELIPHxVLET,-'  bought  one-half  of  his  ftuther's  homestead, 
in  Canaan  parish,  in  Xorwalk.  He  lived  in  Poundridge,  N.  Y.,  Fcl). 
4,  1785,  when  he  and  his  Avife,  Elizabeth,  sold  land  in  Xorwalk,  that 
came  to  them  from  her  father,  Anthony  J5ears,  of  Xorwalk. 

Chik  of  Nathan-  (11)  and  Elizabeth  (Ilubbell)  Slosson. 

39.  L  BARZILLAI^  (81),  b.  Kent,  Conn.,  Dec.  27,  1769;  grad. 
Yale  Coll.,  1791 ;  as  he  entered  College  in  the  Senior  year,  he  did  not 
shine  in  the  College  honors,  but  availed  himself  of  the  right  to  become 
a  candidate  for  the  honors  of  Dean  Scholar,  and  obtained  the  first 
premium  for  excellence  in  Greek  and  Latin.  He  taught  for  a  short 
time  in  the  Sharon  Academy;  then  studied  law  with  Gov.  John  Cot- 
ton Smith,  of  Sharon  ;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Fairfield  Co.,  Conn., 
April  17,  1794.  Between  Oct.,  1797,  and  Oct.,  1812,  he  rep- 
resented Kent  in  the  Conn.  Legislature,  at  fifteen  sessions,  lie 
m.  Kent,  tl^«t*^  1,  1795,  Mary  Hatch,  b.  Warren,  Conn.,  Oct.  25,  1772, 

'dan.  of  Nathaniel  and  Mary  \Cass)  Hatch.  He  d.  Kent,  Jan.  20,  1813, 
aged  43  years.  She  d.  Kent,  Feb.  13,  1831,  aged  58  years.  A  pleasant 
sketch  of  his  life,  from  which  some  of  these  facts  have  been  taken,  Avas 
published  in  18G0,  in  Sketches  of  the  Early  Liijhts  of  the  Litchfield 
Bar,  by  Hon.  David  S.  Boardmau. 

40.  il.  NATHAX,3  b.  Kent,  family  record  says  Nov.  19,  toAvn  record 
says  Nov.  23,  1771 ;  bap.  Kent,  Ap.  12,  1807 ;  joined  church,  June  — , 
1807;  was  a  farmer,  settled  on  his  father's  homestead  ;  represented  the 
town  in  Conn.  Legislature,  in  1821 ;  was  Justice  of  the  Peace  several 
years,  including  1825  and  1827;  and  d.  of  debility,  Aug.  14,  1845,  in 
74tli  vear ;  num. 

41.'IIL  JOHN,='  b.  Kent,  Nov.  18, 1773  ;  was  a  lawyer  of  Ridgefield, 
afterward  of  New  Milford,  Conn. ;  was  bap.  Kent,  Ap.  12,  1807,  and  d. 
Ap.  15.  Ib07,  of  consumption,  in  34th  vear ;  unm. 

42.  IV.  ABIGAIL,-^  b.  Kent,  Jan. '3,  1776;  d.,  town  record  says, 
Feb.  13,  grave-stone  says  Jan.  17,  1778. 

43.  V.  WILLIAM,^^  (83)  b.  Kent,  May  25,  1779;  received,  in 
1803,  from  Union  College,  the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M. ;  was  a  dis- 
tinguished kiAvver  of  New  York ;  m.  Feb.  — ,  1806,  Mrs.  Catherine  Alice 
(Schenck)  Beftn,  of  N.  Y.  She  d.  N.  Y.,  Dec.  30,  1822,  aged  42; 
he  d.  at  iVugusta,  Ga.,  Ap.  21,  1832,  of  consumption,  in  53d  year. 

(6)  STEPHEN"  SLOSSOX,  who  lived  iu  Poundridge,  X.  Y.,  Aug.  21,  lYSY  ;  when  he 
sold  land  in  the  parish  of  Canaan,  in  NorwalU,  may  have  been  a  son  of  Eleazer. 

EBEXEZl'JR  SLOSSON",  who  lived  in  Salem,' N.  Y.,  and  bought  land  in  Norwalk, 
Xov.  3,  1773,  was  probably  too  old  to  be  a  son  of  Eleazer,  and  he  may  not  have  be- 
longed to  this  family. 


116  Heraldry  of  Sf.  Poid's  Chapel.  [July, 

44.  VI.  ABIGAIIV  b.  Kent,  Sept.  2G,  1781;  ba]).  Kent,  Ap.  12, 
1807;  joined  the  church,  Nov.  1812;  and  died  of  debility,  Dec.  10, 
1855,  a2;ed  74  years. 

45.  VII.  ELIZABETH,^  b.  Kent,  May  30,  1784;  bap.  Kent,  Ap.  12, 
1807;  joined  the  church  June,  1807,  m.  Oct.  17,  1809,  LEWIS 
SFOOXEil,  a  farmer  of  Kent.  She  died  of  consumption,  July  10,  1827, 
aged  43  years.     Children  : 

1.  CoiixEUA  ScifuxcK.-'  b    Sept.  24,1810;    m.  Dec.    18,   1839,    William  N.  Reid ; 

resides  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

2.  Lewis.'  b.  Ap.  ;fO,  1814;  ni.  Feb.  13,  1840,  Editlia  Hatch. 

3.  J.\NE  EnzAHETii,^  b.  June  1,  ISIG;  d.  June  14,  18'-!8. 

4.  Marv  Rebecca,-'  b.  Auu^.  20,  1818;  in.   Xov.  a,  1838,  Chauncey  Smith;   and  d. 

in  Wisconsin   Feb,  14,  1858. 

46.  VIII.  IIANNAE,'  b.  Kent,  July  25,  1786;  bap.  Kent,  Ap.  12, 
1807;  joined  the  church  in  Kent,  May  2,  184 T ;  resides,  1872,  on  the 
homestead  of  her  father  and  grandfather;  num.  As  she  was  born 
when  her  grainl father  was  ninety  years  old,  their  two  lives  cover  a 
continuous  i)eriod  of  one  hundred  and  seventy-six  years,  and  she  is  yet 
hale  and  erect,  with  a  fair  ])rospect  of  being  the  longest  lived  of  this 
long-lived  family.  Many  thanks  are  due  to  her  for  information  Mhich 
was  not  on  rect)rd. 

47.  IX.  EZBOX,^  b.  Kent,  Aug.  25,  1789;  went  to  :N'ew  York  when 
fifteen  years  old;  was  a  lawyer:  and  d.  Oct.  27,  1828,  aged  39  years. 

48.  X.  MARYv'  b.  Kent,  Ap.  14,  1793  ;  bap.  Kent,  Ap.  12,  1807  ; 
joined  the  church  Jan, — ,  1821 ;  d.  Oct.  10, 1838,  of  consumption,  aged 
45  years. 

{To  he  ccnifinued.) 


THE  HERALDEY  OF  ST.  PAUL'S  CHAPEL,  NEW  YORK. 


By  the  Rev.  Beverley  R.  Betts,  A.M. 


SECOND    PAPER. 


The  first  tahlet  on  the  south  wall  of  the  chancel  of  St.  Paul's 
Chapel  is— To  the  Memory  of  AX^THONY  VAN  UAM,  Esq.,  which, 
as  it  is  accompanied  by  no  arms,  is  not  strictly  within  the  scope  of 
these  papers. 

The  next  monument  is  that  of  Mrs.  Fi-anklin. 

Beneath  the  Altar  of  this  Church  are  deposited  the  remains  of 

Mrs.  Emzabeth  Fuaxki.in,  wife  of  his  Excellency 

William  Fuanklin,  Esq.,  late  tjovernor  under  His 

Britannick   Majesty,  of  tiie  Province  of  New  Jersey. 

Comi)elled,  by  the  aihei'se  Circumstances  of  the  Times,  to 

part  from  the  Husband  she  loved,  and  at  length  deprived 

of  the  soothing  Hope  of  his  speedy  Return, 

She  sunk  under  accumulated  distresses  and  departed  this 

Life  on  the  2Sth  daj-  of  July,  1778,  in  the  I'.ith  Year  other  Age. 

SiNCEnirv  and   Sen'sibilitv, 

Politeness  and  Afeaisilitv, 

Godliness  and  Cuauitv 

were 

With  SEySE  retin'd  and  PERSOX  e]egnnt  in  her  UXITED  ! 

From  a  grateful  remembrance  other  affectionate  Tenderness,  and  constant  performance 

of  all  the  duties  of  a  Good   Wife, 

This  monument  is  erected  in  the  Year  1787, 

'  By  Him  who  knows  htr  worth  and  still  laments  ]ier  Loss. 


1872.]  Heraldry  of  St.  PauVs  Chapel  117 

A  very  creditable  acknowledgment,  seeing  that  he  had  tive  years 
before,  in  178--2,  consoled  himselt  with  a  second  wife.  The  lady  how- 
ever, seems  to  have  merited  even  these  high  praises.  Mr.  Whitehead 
says  that  "  recollections  are  or  were  cherished  of  her  by  aged  pi-rsons 
wdio  knew  her,  as  of  an  exceedingly  amiable  woman,  possessing  many 
virtues  and  of  very  engaging  manners."  Her  name  was  Elizabeth 
Downs,  and  she  is  said  to  have  been  a  AVest  Indian. 

The  Arms  are  in  colors  and  are  Franklin  impaling  Downs.  1. 
Argent  on  a  lend  between  tuw  lions'  heads  erased  gules  a  dolphin  be- 
tween as  mani]  martlets  or.  2.  Argent  thres  palets  wavy  gidcs.  There 
is  neither  crest  nor  motto. 

In  the  blason  given  by  Mr.  Sparks,  the  bend  is  engrailed.  This, 
however,  is  a  mistake.  Mr.  Sparks  has  given  the  Arms  of  Franklyn 
of  York.  Dr.  Franklin's  family,  according  to  the  pedigree  in  Mr. 
Sparks'  book,  canie  from  Ecton.  ni  Xortb.ampton shire. 

The  history  of  Governor  Franklin  is  exceedingly  accessil)le.  The 
following  is  apportion  of  the  bil)liography  : 

W.  A.  Whitehead's  Biographical  Sketch  of  Governor  Franklin  in  the 
Proceedings  of  the  New  Jersey  Historical  Society  for  18-48,  p.  1^1; 
Gordon's  History  of  New  Jersey,  p.  193  ;  Sabine's  Loyalists ;  Cnrwen's 
Journal  and  Letters,  third  edition,  New  York,  1845,  p.  552;  Duer's 
Life  of  Stirling,  pp.  07-70,  gives  two  curious  letters  from  Philip 
Livingston  and  John  Penn.  Sparks'  Life  and  Letters  of  Dr.  Franklin, 
vol.  1,  pp.  90,  539.     The  Annual  Register  for  1813,  p.  123. 

The  last  inscription  on  the  south  wall  of  the  chancel  and  the 
nearest  to  the  nave  is  in  Latin. 

Sub  hoc  Marmore  positae  sunt  Exuviae 

Elkonorae,  uxoris  Sigismu.ndi  IIigget 

de  Novo  ]i;boraceiisi  Arniigeri, 

K"atae  Lini'olniensi  urbis  Mao-nae  Britanniae, 

Cujus  si  iiidi'tcs^am  in  Di-uni  pietatem, 

Immotani  in  aniic(js  tideni, 

Amorein  ad  ]Marituin  illibatuni, 

Si  in  aeqnales  coniitatem 

in  egi'uos  liberalitatem, 

in  omncri  spcctes  bcnevoltMitiam, 

vix  aetas  iiace  parem  habuit, 

Superiorem  nulla. 

Obiit  III  Men.  Decern.  MDCCXCV  Aetatis  L.VII. 

The  Akms,  which  are  in  colors,  are.  Argent,  a  chevron  gules,  on  a 
chief  azure  two  jleurs  de  lis  of  the  first.  Crest,  tivo  wings  expanded 
and  pointing  otciwards  gules.    Motto.    Deiie  agendo  et  cavendo. 

This  should  be  a  distinguished  person  ;  yet  we  regret  to  say  that  the 
infoi-mation  Avhich  has  been  derived  from  an  elaborate  course  of 
inrpiiry  can  be  put  only,  so  to  speak,  in  the  form  of  a  series  of  negations. 
The  arms  are  not  those  given  by  Burke ;  and  the  motto  is  an  incom- 
prehensible piece  of  Latinity.  There  is  no  record  in  the  registers  of 
Trinity  Church  of  the  marriage  of  Sigismund  Hugget,  nor  of  the 
burial  of  his  wife.  The  very  name  is  unknown  to  the  clergy.  Whether 
or  not  this  gentleman  were  connected  with  Benjamin  Hugget,  who 
lived  during  the  revolutionary  war  at  the  corner  of  Nassau  and  Fair 
(now  Fulton)  streets,  in  NeAV  York,  who  signed  an  address  to  Lord 
Howe,  in  1770,  and  Avho  was  thereupon  denounced  as  a  "terrible 
Tore,"  and  subjected  to  the  polite  attentions  of  the  Committee  to  detect 


118  Ucraldnj  of  St.  PauVs  Chapel.  [July, 

Conspiracies,  we  cannot  say.  Kor  have  we  been  alile  to  learn  more  of 
the  descendar.ts  than  of  the  progenitors  of  Mr.  Hngget.  Dying  in 
1813,  he  left  a  will,  by  which  he  gave  his  seal  of  arms  to  liis  son  tSigis- 
mnncl,  and  directed  that  his  estate  shonld  be  divided  among  lus 
chihlren,  whom,  however,  he  does  not  name.  The  onl}^  positive  piece 
of  information  which  we  can  give  abont  him  is,  that  before  the  year 
180iJ  he  liad  married  a  second  wife,  whose  Christian  name  was  Snsan. 
Of  conrse,  it  was  not  to  be  expected  tliat  this  lady  conld  be  snperior  or 
even  equal  to  her  predecessor,  biit  we  may  at  least  hope  that  she 
modestly  imitated  her  many  virtnes. 

Tliere  are  many  otlier  cnrions  and  interesting  monnments  in  the 
nave  of  St.  Paul's  Chapel,  one  of  the  most  conspicuons  and  elegant  of 
which  is  that  erected  by  the  mem1)ers  of  the  bar,  in  memory  of  tlie  late 
John  Wells.  None  of  these,  however,  come  strictly  within  the  purpose 
of  these  papers,  which  is  simply  to  discuss  the  Heraldry,  /.  e.,  the 
armorial  paintings  and  sculptures  which  exist  in  St.  PauTs  Chapel. 
We  come  now  to  two  riMnarkablc  pieces  of  antiqnity — that  is  to  say,  of 
American  antiquity, 

On  the  north  and  south  walls,  opjiosite  each  other,  and  half-way 
down  the  nave,  hang  the  arms  of  the  United  States  and  the  State  of 
New  York.  These  are  supposed  to  mark  the  places  which  were  occu- 
pied by  the  large  square  })ev\^s  set  apart  lor  the  President  and  Governor, 
in  those  remote  ages  when  the  Great  Republic  was  in  its  earliest  in- 
fancy. It  is  a  little  curious  that,  as  Dr.  Dix  ol^serves,  it  should  have 
'•' been  strenuously  disputed  whether  the  President's  pew  was  on  the 
north  side  or  on  the  south.''  The  reverend  rector  has  taken  some 
pains  to  intorm  himself  upon  this  point;  and  the  result  of  his  in- 
quiries will  be  found  in  his  Historical  Kecollections  of  St.  Paul's 
Chapel"  pp.  47-50.  At  -  some  dreary  day  of  modernizing  and  mis- 
called improvement,"  these  canopied  pews  were  destroyecl,  and  the 
paintings  consigned  to  an  unmerited  obscurity.  A  few  years  ago  they 
wei'e  restored,  as  nearly  as  could  be  determined,  to  their  original 
positions. 

The  arms  of  the  United  States  are  on  the  north  side,  and  are.  be- 
lieved to  mark  the  place  of  the  President's  pew,  in  which  General 
Washington  was  accustomed  to  sit.  The  painting  is  evidently  the 
result  of  the  labors  of  a  skillful  painter,  woi'king  Irom  the  device  of 
an  experienced  hcndd.     Tlie  blason  is  as  follows: 

Aryent  six  palets  (jiih-s.  a  chief  azure.  Borne  on  the  hreast  of  the 
American  Eagle  di.spltfi/ed.  in  his  dexter  talon  an  olive  brancli,  in  his 
sinister  a  bundle  of  13  arrows,  points  upwards,  aH  proper,  the  last 
featliered  or  ;  his  head  surrounded  unth  a  circular  sky  azure,  charged 
with  13  mullets  5  4  3  1  argent,  environed  with  clouds  proper,  and 
beyond,  rays  or;  in  his  ueah  a  scroll  with  the  tvords  ^'U  Plurilus 
Unnm"  gold. 

The  device  adopted  on  the  twentieth  of  June,  1782,  is  the  following: 
(Journals  of  Congress,  vol.  7,  p.  3'J5.) 

''  Fdleways  of  thirteen  pieces  aryent  and  gttles,  a  chief  azure  ;  the 
escutcheon  on  the  breast  of  the  American  eayle  displayed  p)rop(ir,  hold- 
ing in  his  dexter  talon  an  olive  branch,  and  in  his  sinister  a  bundle  of 
thirteen  arrows,  all  jjroper,  and  in  his  beak  a  scroll  inscribed  with 
this  motto  '  P  pluribus  Uuuni.'     For  the  Ckest;    Over  the  head  of  the 


1872.]  Herald nj  of  St.  PauVs  Chapel.  119 

eagle,  wliieh  appears  above  the  escutelieon,  a  glory  or,  breaking  through 
a  eloud proper,  and  surrounding  thirteen  stars,  forming  a  constellation 
argent,  on  an  azure  field.''' 

Mr.  Lossing  (Field  Book  of  the  Eevolutioii,  vol.  2,  p.  G50,  note) 
says,  upon  the  authority  of  Thomas  Barritt,  an  antiquary  of  ^lanches- 
ter,  that  these  arms  were  suggested  to  John  Adams  by  Sir  John 
Prestwich,  Avho  meant  to  sigmly  by  the  bhie  chief  the  protection  of 
Heaven  over  the  States.  The  blason  from  the  Journals  of  Congress 
is,  upon  the  whole,  a  good  one,  though  we  think  that  our  own  is  more 
clear  and  definite.  It  is  a  manifest  slip,  however,  to  describe  the  field 
as  pale  ways,  or  paly.  It  is  hardly  necessary  to  say  that  paly,  bendy, 
&c.,  are  only  applied  to  an  even  number  of  divisions. 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that,  in  the  ordinary  representations  of  the  arms 
of  the  United  States,  the  chief  is  often  charged  with  mullets.  This 
blunder,  which  probably  had  its  origin  in  some  vague  ideas  about 
stars  and  stripes,  seems  to  have  taken  a  firm  hold  upon  tl.ie  popular 
mind.  It  is  to  be  regretted,  also,  that  the  authorities  which  regulate 
the  Mint  should,  while  they  have  avoided  this  error,  have  fallen  into 
another  nearly  as  bad.  Those  of  us  whose  memory  extends  to  the 
remote  and  happy  ages  (the  gold  and  silver  ages,  if  we  may  imitate  the 
hmguage  of  the  disciples  of  Prehistoric  Archa?ology)  before  the  civil 
Avar,  when  Ave  had  real  money,  may  call  to  mind  the  nondescript  bird, 
neither  displayed,  nor  rising,  nor  volant,  nor,  indeed,  in  any  other  intel- 
ligible position,  Avhich  adorned  the  modern  coins.  The  older  coins 
were  of  a  different  character.  It  is  not  easy  to  imagine  a  more  elegant 
piece  of  money  than  the  old  silver  dollar,  nor  a  more  correct,  artistic, 
and  graceful  device  than  the  American  eagle,  displayed  and  bearing  on 
his  breast  the  simple  and  beautiful  arms  of  the  United  States.  It  is  to 
be  hoped  that,  if  we  ever  should  escape  from  this  age  of  paper,  some 
one  in  authority  Avill  have  sufficient  knowledge  and  judgment  to  en- 
able him  to  give  us  a  better  coinage  than  Ave  have  had  of  late. 

The  arms'  of  the  State  of  Xcav  York  Avere  evidently  devised  by  an 
adept  and  draAvn  by  an  accom})lished  artist.  We  have  made  a  minute 
and  careful  blason.  Per  fess,  the  shg  in  cliief  and  the  sea  in  base,  the 
upper  half  of  the  sun  rising  out  of  f tie  latter,  all  proper. 

CKEST-^0;i  a  wreath  vert  and  argent  tlte  nortliern  half  of  the  terres- 
trial globe,  of  the  second,  the  meridians  sable,  a  spilxC  projecting  fro7n  the 
pole  of  tlte  last  ;  above  it,  but  nottowhing,  an  eagle  rising  proper,  to  tlie 
sinister,  his  head  refiexed  below  Ms  breast,  grasping  in  his  beah  his  dex- 
ter talon. 

Supporters  on  a  quasi  compartment  formed  Ig  tlte  extension  of  the 
scroll  or.  De.der.  Liberty,  hair  brown,  decorated  with  pearls  proper, 
face,  neck,  arms  hands  and  Jeet  also  proper  ;  sandalled  gules,  vested 
vert ;  depending  from  and  'behind  her  shoulders  a  brown  mantle,  in 
her  dexter  hand  a  pole  sahle,  spiked  at  the  foot  or,  thereon  a  Phrygian 
cap  argent,  tlte  sinister  hand  resting  on  tlic  shield.  Sinister.  Justice, 
her  face,  neck,  arms,  Jiands  and  feet  pt'oper,  sandalled  gules,  her  hair 
brown  and  fl(noing,  decorated  with  pearls,  vested  in  a  brow)tish  gray, 
cinctured  about  the  waist  azure,  the  cincture  fringed  or,  bound  about 
the  eyes  ivith  a  fillet  sable,  depending  from  and  beldnd  her  shoulders  a 
mantle  as  the  cincture,  liolding  in  her  dexter  hand  a  sword  erect  argent 
pomelted  and  hilted  gold  ;  in  her  left,  depending  by  a  ribbon  gules,  her 
scales,  the  beam  sable,  the  strings  as  tlic  ribbon,  the  scales,  round,  or. 


120  Heraldnj  of  St.  Paul's  Chapel  [July, 

Motto. — On  a,  scroll  argent,  in  golden  letters,  Excelsior.  The  sup- 
proters  rest  upon  garbs  or  wheat  slieaves  lying  horizontally  and  the 
shield  is  surronnded  Avitli  flowers  in  the  fashion  of  the  day.  In  blason- 
ing  Justice  it  was  found  necessary  to  repeat  the  names  of  one  or  two 
of  the  tinctures,  as  any  attempt  to  blason  it  in  the  usual  way  by  num- 
bers would  have  involved  the  whole  affair  in  inextricable  confusion.  At 
the  feet  of  Liberty  the  artist  has  introduced  a  device  which  reminds 
one  of  the  strange  conceits  of  the  old  Italian  painters.  There  arc  two 
swords  in  saltirc,  points  dowuAvards,  one  ]dain,  the  other  decorated,  and 
above  them  King  George's  crown  reversed.  The  resemblance  in  posi- 
tion to  the  famous  piratical  ensign,  the  death's  head  and  cross  bones, 
may  be  accidental;  but  the  device  itself  plainly  enough  indicates  the 
political  proclivities  of  the  artist. 

An  act  of  March  16,  1778,  directing  a  great  seal  to  be  made,  recites 
that  arms  have  been  devised  for  the  State  of  Xew  York,  but  gives  no 
description  of  them.  This  first  great  seal,  which  was  a  very  elegant 
and  artistic  affair,  appears  to  have  been  a  composition  from  the  arms 
of  the  State.  It  is  what  old  Guillim  would  have  called  a  '•  landskip." 
The  sea  occupies  a  small  portion  of  tlie  base ;  above  it  is  a  range  of 
three  mountains ;  above  the  mountains  is  neirly  the  full  face,  more 
than  three-quarters,  of  the  sun,  drawn  conventionally;  below  is  the 
motto  "  Excelsior,"  and  in  the  exurge  the  words  "  The  Great  Seal  of 
the  State  of  New  York."  The  reverse  represents  tlie  sea,  with  a  lofty 
rock  rising  out  of  it,  and  in  the  exurge  are  the  word  "  Frustra  "  and  the 
date  1777.  The  idea  of  the  waves  ot  the  sea  beating  vainly  against  the 
solid  rock  is  clearly  a  modification  of  the  thought  involved  in  the  Scot- 
tish tliistlc  and  the  famous  "Nemo  me  ivipune  lacessif."  The  moun- 
tainSjhowevergracel'ul  they  may  be  in  a  seal,  where  no  color  is  required, 
would  be,  for  many  reasons  inappropriate  in  a  coat  of  arms;  and  it  is 
to  be  regretted  that  they  shouUl  have  found  their  way  (apparently  Avith- 
out  authority)  into  the  modern  representations  of  the  arms  of  the 
State.  The  second  great  seal  was  adopted  in  1798.  The  reverse  is 
nearly  identical  witli  that  of  the  first;  the  obverse  professes  to  contain 
the  arms  of  the  State,  with  crest  and  motto.  The  third  and  last  great' 
seal  contains  sim])ly  what  were  thought  to  be  the  arms  of  the  State. 
These,  however,  differ  in  many  respects  from  the  painting  in  St. 
Paul's.  The  sea  occupies  only  a  small  portion  of  the  base;  above  it  are 
mountains,  and  behind  them  the  sun,  drawn,  not  conventionally  as 
they  sliould  be,  but  with  an  attempt  to  copy  nature.  The  eagle  in  the 
crest  is  drawn  badly,  being  partly  rising  and  jiartly  volant;  tliat  is  to 
say,  in  a  position  which  cannot  be  blasoned.  Liljerty  and  Justice  have 
chanaed  i)laces.  and  are  in  a  curious  crouching  posture;  the  scales  of 
the  latter  have  disappeared,  and  her  sword  points  wearily  over  her  left 
shoulder,  as  if  she  were  tired  of  her  duty.  Altogether,  the  achievement 
is  not  one  to  be  proud  of  There  is  no  reverse.  This  seal  was  adopted 
by  an  act  of  March  27,  1809,  which  directs  that  the  great  seal  shall  con- 
sist of  the  arms  of  the  State,  and  recites  that  a  written  description  is 
recorded  in  the  office  of  the  Secretai'y  of  State.  Inquiries  have  been 
made  in  that  office,  with  the  hope  of  obtaining  either  a  copy  of  the 
original  device  or  some  authentic  record  of  the  arms  of  New  York.  No 
further  information,  liowever,  has  been  elicited  than  the  statement  that 
no  record  can  be  found.     Under  these  circumstances  the  painting  in 


1872.]  The  Lawrence  Pedigree.  1^1 

St.  Piiul's  Chapel  possesses  a  great  and  peculiar  value.  It  bears  internal 
evidence  of  being  a  correct  and  scientiilc  work  of  art;  and  from  the  time 
of  its  execution,  which  was  apparently  AVlien  the  Governor's  pew  wtis 
set  up  (1785),  it  woitkl  seem  to  be  nearly  as  old  as  the  State  itself.  We 
think  tlnit  it  may  be  regarded  as  a  trustworthy  illustration  of  what  the 
arms  of  tlie  State  of  New  York  really  are. 

This  closes  the  strictly  heraldric,  i.  e.,  armorial,  history  of  St.  Paul's 
Chapel,  since  the  other  monuments  give  no  arms,  and,  therefore,  not- 
withstanding their  interest  and  merit,  do  not  come  within  the  inten- 
tion of  these  papers. 


THE  LAWEENCE  PEDIGEEE. 

By  Watson-  Effingham  Lawrence,  of  New  York  City. 

Editor  of  the  New   York  Genccdoglccd  and  Biographiccd  Record. 

Sir— -Although  I  have  attained  to  my  eighty-fourth  year,  I  feel 
called  npon  to  notice  a  publication  in  your  Jannary  number  (p.  _2G)^ 
styled  "  Notes  on  the  Lawrence  Pedigree.''  It  purports  to  be  a  criticism 
or  rather  challenge,  of  an  able  and  interesting  article  in  the  Record,'' 
for  July,  1871  (vol.  2,  p.  113),  entitled  "Traces  of  American  Lineage 
in  England,"  from  a  well-known  writer,  whose  personal  and  professional 
character  and  literary  attainments  render  him  a  valuable  correspondent;, 
and  one  especially  to  be  appreciated  and  encouraged,  if  he  would  take 
the  trouble  to  explain  the  history  of  "  Old  New  York  Families."  The 
manner  in  which  he  and  others,  who  came  in  the  way  of  the  challenging 
critic,  were  treated,  might  frighten  away  some  gentle  correspondents, 
Avho  do  not  choose  to  be  contentious.  I  received  a  letter  enquiring 
"  who  is  this  *  *  *  ^y^o  c-^Us  ^^pon  ns  at  this  late  day  to 
"  furnish  documentary  evidence  of  facts  which  haA'e  been  so  universally 
"admitted  and  believed  by  the  family  for  over  two  hundred  years ?" 
It  required  some  self-denial  to  refrain  from  entering  into  controversy.. 
Avhen  the  genealogical  knight-errant  thus  entered  the  arena,  paraded 
his  steed,  iirmor  and  flag,  sounded  his  trumpet,  and  challenged  all 
comers.  But  neither  my  age,  nor  the  devoted  life  and  character  of  the 
writer  of  "  Traces,  &c.,"  permits  an  acceptance  of  such  a  challenge. 
Only  my  position  as  a  witness  compels  me  to  testify.  I  can  answer 
some  of  the  questions  proposed ;  while  sadly  regretting  that  any 
harshness  was  deemed  appropriate,  either  to  correct  a  supposed  error  or 
to  obtain  information. 

My  much  esteemed  and  distinguished  friend,  John  L.  Lawrence,  late 
a  State  Senator,  had  frequent  interviews  with  me  in  reference  to  the 
Lawrence  Pedigree,  both  before  and  after  his  appointment  as  Secretary 
of  Legation,  with  Messrs.  Clay  and  Adams,  to  Ghent,  and  his  appoint- 
ment as  resident  minister  at  Copenhagen.  While  abroad ,  and  in  All)any, 
he  devoted  much  attention  to  the  subject,  and  especially  in  connection 
with  the  early  history  of  his  ancestors,  his  native  State,  and  his  favorite 
Long  Island.  As  a  lawyer  of  known  standing,  of  the  firm  of  Lawrence 
&  Floyd  (the  latter  yet  living),  and  as  Assistant  Register  of  the  Court 
of  Chancery,  he  acquired  a  repute  for  accuracy.  Those  who  haveread 
his  writings,  such  as  his  vindication  of  General  Woodhull  (published 
7 


122  The  Lmvrence  Pedigree.  [Ju^y, 

in  Thompsons  History  of  Long  Island,  2d  ed.,  ii,  418),  will  appreciate 
his  taste  for  historical  enquiry.  And  here  in  New  York,  at  least,  his 
high-toned  and  honorable  character  need  not  be  vindicated.  The 
account  of  the  Lawrence  family  in  Thojnpson's  Long  Island,  2d  ed., 
ii,  362,  is  entitled  to  the  credit  of  having  had  his  sanction  and  verifica- 
tion. It  was  the  best  that  had  appeared,  though  not  complete  or  perfect 
in  several  branches  nor  in  some  minutiae  But  neither  was  he,  nor  am 
I,  a  professed  genealogist;  nor,  in  our  time,  Avas  that  character  a 
common  one.  We  were  not  called  upon  to  disburse  even  "a  small  part 
of  the  money  which  Avas  spent  in  printing,"  in  the  employment  of  a 
professional  artist.  By  labor  and  care  we  gained  sufficient  information 
to  satisfy  ourselves  that  the  young  Lawrence,  John,  aged  17 ;  William, 
aged  13  ;  and  Maria  (or  Mary),  aged  9,  who  came  out  to  Xew  England, 
in  the  Planter,  in  1635  (with  John  Tuttell,  mercer,  aged  39,  Joan 
Tuttell,  aged  42,  and  the  younger  children  of  Tuttell),  Avere  the  near 
relatives  of  Henry  LaAvren'ce,  and  being  orphans,  Avere  sent  out  by  him 
under  the  care  of  Tuttell  and  his  Avife,  ^perhaps  their  foster-mother),  he 
intending  shortly  to  foUoAV  them  himself.  All  are  familiar  Avith  the 
circumstance  of  the  association  of  Henry  Lawrence  AvithLord  8ayand 
Seal,  Lord  Brooke,  Sir  Kichard  Salstonstall  and  others,  in  obtaining 
the  large  grant  of  land  in  Connecticut,  as  assignees  of  the  WarAvick 
Patent,  and,  in  1633-35,  the  removals  to  Connecticut,  and  presently  the 
appointment  of  John  Winthrop,  Jr.,  to  be  Governor  of  Connecticut, 
and  the  other  appointments.  The  intention  of  Henry  LaAvrence  to 
folloAv  the  young  LaAvrences  to  this  country  AA'as  also  ascertained  to  our 
satisfaction,  and  that  "  the  prohibition  to  CroniAvell  and  others  from 
emigrating  to  America,  defeated  their  intentions."  We  of  course  had 
the  traditions  of  the  family. 

Most  nnfortunately,  my  correspondence  on  this  subject  with  Mr. 
John  L.  LaAvrence,  noAV  deceased,  and  also  with  Henry  Walwortli,  my 
partner  in  business,  resident  in  England,  Avas  destroyed  in  the  great 
lire  of  1836,  Av.ith  most  of  my  other  valuable  papers.  This  is  Avhat 
compels  me  to  state  my  recollection  and  be  a  Avitness.  But  I  have 
great  confidence  that  abundant  evidence  is  still  accessible  to  sustain 
the  accuracy  of  my  information  and  recollection. 

The  critic  says  *•  every  assertion  should  be  Aveighed,  and  traditions 
"  or  surmises  carefully  marked  as  such."  It  seems  to  me  he  does  not 
folIoAV  the  rule,  but  indulges  in  assertions  based  upon  mere  absence  of 
information  or  ignorance  ;  or  upon  the  old  Latin  rule  "  De  non  appar- 
entibus  et  non  existenfibns,  eadem  est  ratio."  1{  ^  jyartij  to  a  contro- 
versy assumes  and  fails  to  proA'e  a  material  fact,  that  rule  may  be  just ; 
but  it  has  little  application  to  friendly  investigations  or  to  ancient 
descent.  There  Avere  certainly  ancestors,  though  all  are  out  of  ex- 
istence, and  feAv  fair  and  complete  records  remain.  True,  there  are 
questions  of  origin ;  as  to  Avliich  it  is  fair  to  ask  information.  But 
suppose  a  man  has  claimed  himself  to  be  a  son  or  a  descendant  of 
*  *  *  *  LaAvrence,  and  a  stranger  applies  to  him  and  says,  sIioav 
me  the  certificate  of  your  father's  or  ancestor's  marriage,  otherwise  I 
publicly  and  at  once  pronounce  you  an  illegitimate  bastard — a  false 
pretender — Avhat  reply  should  be  made?  There  is  a  Avide  difference 
betAveen  a  critic's  view  of  the  assertions  of  others  such  as  he  can  say 
were   '"composed"  and   his   OAvn   inaccurate  guesses,  Avhich,  Avithout 


1872.]  The  Lawrence  Pedigree.  123 

discrimination,  lie  puts  forth  as  assertions.  He  says  "  the  next  step  in 
Holgates  American  Geneahgy  (wliich  confessedly  is  a  mere  compila- 
tion) is  to  assume  that  John  and  William  were  the  patentees  at  Flush- 
ing, L.  I.,  in  1645,  when  one  of  them  Avas  aged  27,  and  the  other  23 
years."  He  asks  distinctly,  in  the  face  of  all  the  publications, '•  were 
John,  William  and  Thomas  relatives  ?"  And  then  assuming  that  he 
has  been  placed  in  the  magisterial  chair,  says  "until  these  questions 
are  answered  hy  proof,  such  as  jxtrish  records  and  wills,  all  repetitions" 
d'C,  "are  useless  and  ridiculous"  I  do  not  agree  with  him.  I  feel  sure 
of  many  losses  of  proofs  during  our  struggles  in  the  wilderness  for 
seven  or  eight  generations,  our  tights  with  Indians,  burnings  and  other 
destructions  of  dwellings,  removals,  i!cc.  His  rule  is  wrong.  But  it 
may  mislead  some  of  the  less  thoughtful  and  less  generous,  and  I  will 
answer  it,  in  })art.  from  what  is  before  me. 

John  and  William  Lawrence  certainly  were  young  to  be  so  dis- 
tinguished as  to  be  named  in  the  Dutch  township  patents  ;  but  that 
was  not  without  precedent.  Persons  no  older  have  tilled  positions 
equally  prominent;  being  selected  generally  for  their  qualitications, 
talents  and  education.  Their  success  in  after  life  proved  their 
superiority. 

John"  Lawrence,  the  eldest  brother,  horn  1618,  was,  in  November, 
16-14,  one  of  the  patentees  of  the  Great  Plains  called  Hempstead,  L.  I., 
under  grant  from  the  Dutch  Clovernor  Kieft  (when  the  Dutch  were 
trying  to  secure  L.  I.);  in  1645  he  was  one  of  the  patentees  of  Flushing 
under  grant  from  the  same  governor;  in  1658,  he  removed  from  Long 
Island  and  settled  permanently  in  ]Si"ew  Amsterdam,  now  New  York 
City  ;  in  1663,  he  was  one  of  the  commissioners  appointed  by  Governor 
Stuyvesant  to  treat  Avith  the  General  Court  at  Hartford  and  with  John 
Scott  upon  Long  Island ;  in  1665,  he  Avas  appointed  Alderman  of  NeAV 
York  upon  the  tirst  incorporation  of  the  city  under  Governor  Nicolls 
(when  Aldermen  Avere  judges);  in  1672,  he  Avas  appointed  Mayor  of 
New  York  and  presided  in  the  Mayors  Court;  in  1674,  he  Avas  ap- 
pointed a  member  of  the  council,  in  Avhicli  otiice  he  continued  by 
successive  appointments  until  1698.  In  1691,  he  AA'as  again  appointed 
Mayor  of  Ncav  York;  and  in  1692,  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court,  in 
which  office  he  remained  until  his  death,  in  1699.  This  is  all  matter  of 
record  and  easily  established.  It  cannot  be  questioned  even  by  the 
skeptical  critic.  There  is  no  harm,  there  may  be  use.  in  repeating  it. 
In  the  NeAV  York  Eecords-Book  of  YVills,  (1693  to  1698)  page  346,  avb 
find  recorded  the  Avill  of  John  Lawrence  of  New  York,  dated  7th 
January,  1698-9,  in  Avhich  he  says  it  is  "  Avritten  Avith  my  oAvn  hand," 
and  that  he  is  above  "eighty  years  of  age,"  and  by  Avhicli  he  devises 
houses  in  Ncav  York  to  his  Avife  Susannah,  and  his  "  estate  in  land  on 
Long  Island  f«  a  patentee  of  Hempstead  and  Flushing,  and  the  only 
survivor  in  both  f  naming  his  sons,  John  and  Thomas,  and  his 
daughters,  Mary  and  Martha,  &c. 

This  proves  sufficiently  that  he,  horn  in  1618,  AA^as  seventeen  years  old 
in  1635,  Avhen  he  came  over  in  the  Fluxler;  tAventy-six  Avhen  patentee 
of  Hempstead,  and  tAventy-seven  Avhen  patentee  of  Flushing.  Can  our 
critic  trace  him  betAAeen  1635  and  1644?  Can  he  produce  the  list  of 
those  Avho  studied  at  Ipswich  or  with  Henry  Salstonstall  ?  It  belonged 
to  the  oldest  son  and  his  eldest  son  or  lieir  in  turn,  according   to 


124:  Tlie  Lawrence  Pedigree.  [J^^b'' 

Englisli  rule,  to  preserve,  with  the  land  which  he  alone  would  inherit, 
the  family  arms  and  records.  He  had  sons,  but  their  issue  failed. 
There  were  descendants  of  his  daughters,  one  of  whom  married  Gurdon 
Salstonstall,  but  all  memorials  were  scattered.  It  would  be  rather 
cruel  in  the  critic  to  compel  me  to  run  after  them.  Does  he  disbelieve 
the  old  patriarch's  will  ?  Can  he  believe  no  one?  The  appointment 
of  William  as  a  patentee  of  Flushing  at  the  early  age  of  twenty-two, 
may  have  been  attributable  to  the  influence  of  his  brother  John. 

William  Law"rence,  the  brother,  born  1623,  was,  as  above  stated, 
in  1645,  associated  with  John,  as  one  of  the  patentees  of  Flushing  on 
Long  Island,  in  which  town  he  resided  during  the  remainder  ot  his 
life.  In  1658,  he  was  a  magistrate  at  Flushing  under  the  Dutch 
Government,  and  after  1661,  under  the  English  Government,  he  held  a 
military  commission  and  was  also  in  the _  magistracy  of  the  North 
Eiding"  of  Yorkshire  on  Long  Island.  Iii  March,  1*664,  he  married 
Elizabeth  Smith,  his  second  wife.  He  was  called  William  Lawrence 
of  Flushing,  and  he  was  referred  to,  in  1673,  as  the  son-in-law  of 
Eichard  Smith.  For  so  much  we  have  clear  public  records.  His 
letters,  addressed  in  his  magisterial  capacity  to  Governor  Stuyve- 
sant  and  his  council,  it  is  agreed,  are  '•  ably  Avritten,  evincing  great 
energy  and  decision  of  character,  and  are  evidently  the  production  of  a 
man  of  superior  mind  and  liberal  education.''  (See  State  Eecords  at 
Albany.)  He  was  the  largest  landed  proprietor  in  Flushing.  Letters 
of  administration  were  granted,  on  25th  March,  1680,  to  his  widoAV, 
Elizabeth,  and  his  eldest  son,  William,  and  by  the  inventory  of  his 
estate,  on  fde  iu  the  Surrogate's  Office,  New  York  City,  his  plate,  sword 
and  personals  alone  were  valued  at  £4,432  stg.  Few  of  the  public 
records  of  Flushing  have  been  preserved  "in  co/isequeUce  of  their  de- 
struction hy  fire  in  1789"  (see  Thomp.  L.  I.  ii,  67).  This  William 
left  several  sons,  many  of  whom  can  be  traced.  The  more  numerous 
his  descendants,  the  wider  are  scattered  the  old  memorials  of  azicestry. 
Tlie  writer  is  descended  from  his  son  Joseph,  and  of  course  he  has  a 
better  knowledge  of  the  descendants  of  Joseph  than  of  the  others. 
William,  the  older  son,  married  Deborah,  the  daughter  of  Eichard 
Smith  and  youngest  sister  of  his  father's  second  wife. 

Thomas  Lawrence,  the  other  of  the  three  emigrating  brothers 
(Avhose  age  is  not  precisely  given),  by  report  came  out  subsequently  to 
John  and  William.  In  the  year  1655  their  names  all  appeared  as  pro- 
prietors of  land  in  the  town  of  Newtown  on  Long  Island ;  and  in  the 
English  patent  for  that  town  from  Governor  Dongan,  John,  William 
and  Thomas  Lawrence  were  all  named  as  patentees.  Thomas  was  the 
proprietor  of  the  whole  of  Hell-gate  Neck,  then  divided  into  a  number 
of  cultivated  farms  and  extending  along  the  East  Eivex  from  Hell- 
gate  Cove  to  Bowery  Bay. 

As  Thomas  came  out  after  the  others  it  may  be  advisable  to  show 
(what  the  families  of  the  others  admit)  that  he  Avas  a  brother  of  Wil- 
liam and  John. — The  story  about  *'  three  brothers  "  may  be  correct  in 
a  ^ti\Y  instances. — In  the  Secretary  of  State's  Office  in  Albany  we  find, 
ill  1711,  a  petition  to  the  Chancellor  from  William  Lawrence,  second 
s  )U  of  Thomas  Lawrence  of  Newtown,  in  Avliich  petition  he  introduces 
'the  name  of  his  •' uncle  John  Lawrence"'  and  liis  '-'aunt  Susannah." 
This  is  deemed  a  distinct  and  early  claim  of  the  relationship.     Doubt- 


1872.]  The  Lawrence  Pedigree.  125 

less  there  are  other  recoo-nitions.  Some  sav  his  uncle  John,  as  Judge, 
got  him  clear  from  punishment.  This  William  of  Newtown,  the  son 
of  Thomas,  in  1670,  married  Anna,  the  daughter  of  Samuel  Edsall  and 
of  the  Dutch  helle,  his  wife  ;  and  Avith  his  father-in-law,  in  1689,  he 
adhered  to  Jacob  Leisler  and  attempted  to  support  Leisler's  rule.  This 
created  a  political  division  in  the  family.  He  was  in  favor  afterwards 
under  Governor  Bellamont  (see  Doc.  of  N.  Y.  Col.  Hist.,  iv,  834,  1137, 
1180),  and  he  left  many  descendants,  who  are  scattered  far  and  wide. 
The  critic  alludes  to  the  old  family  of  Lawrence,  reported  de- 
scended from  Robert,  a  crusader,  knighted  by  Richard  I,  in  Pales- 
tine in  1191,  and  to  the  very  ancient  arms,  distinguishing  that 
family,  Avith  a  "  cross-raguly "  and  with  a  semi-dolphin  (or  fish  tail) 
for  its  crest.  It  became  a  very  numerous  family.  He  has  traced 
branches,  some  memliers  of  which  at  different  times  had  new  coats 
of  arms  awarded  them,  all  containing  the  "  cross-raguly,''  and  many 
also  adopting  the  same  crest.  These  were  an  acknowledgement 
or  claim  that  tliey  were  descended  from  the  ancient  knight,  or  from 
his  successor.  Sir  Robert,  living  in  Lancasliire  in  145-4;  but  they  had 
new  marks  of  distinciion  as  usual,  some  on  the  coat  of  arms,  some  of 
the  crest,  and  others  merely  of  motto ;  to  indicate  the  particular 
branch  which  started  with  new  or  revised  arms.  After  this  critic's 
bold  assertion  that  we  had  no  pedigree,  he  asks  in  usual  style,  "Did 
any  of  the  Long  Island  families  use  a  seal  of  arms  "  !  He  might  be 
answered  simply,  "  yes"!  There  were  many  memorials  of  this  (see 
Thompson's  L.  I.  2  ed.,  ii,  302  ;  Riler's  Ncwtoivn,  p.  281).  In  a  very 
large  family,  widely  scattered,  many  originals  have  been  lost  and  copies 
are  much  'more  easily  produced.  By  the  new  rule  this  is  not  a  satis- 
factory answer.  We  must  produce  to  the  new  judge  the  parish  records 
or  a  will.  The  old  legal  plan  by  which  the  testimony  of  a  member  of 
the  family  was  admitted  to  supply  lost  documents  is  ignored  by  him, 
but  may  be  acknowledged  l)y  others.  The  English  "  Visitations,"  were 
]iot  made  up  by  the  production  of  parish  registers ;  but,  from  the 
representations  of  heads  of  families,  reduced  to  writing  and  signed  by 
the  living  representative.  All  the  old  family  pedigrees  extend  back 
beyond  any  parish  certificates.  There  Avere  none  in  England  before 
1532,  and  no  laAV  provides  for  parish  registers  here,  even  to  this  day. 
It  is  not  the  "  cross-raguly,"  and  the  "  semi-dolphin  reversed,"  that  are 
seriously  in  question,  but  the  colors  and  additions,  crest  and  motto,  to 
determine  which  branch  of  the  old  family  may  be  claimed.  I  have  to 
say  then  tliat,  more  than  fifty  years  ago,  Mr.  John  L.  Lawrence  and 
myself  together  examined  the  seal  affixed  to  one  of  the  ancient  wills 
of  my  branch  of  the  family,  not  then  nor  now  in  my  custody,  and  made 
otlier  inquiries  and  comparisons ;  and,  at  that  time,  when  Ave  made  the 
examination,  the  cross-raguly  and  the  fish-tad  too  could  be  distinctly 
traced,  although  that  will  had  been  exposed  and  throAvn  aliout  for  over 
100  years,  and  at  the  present  time,  I  am  informed,  the  seal  is  nearly 
or  quite  oliliterated ;  as  it  is  apt  to  be,  Avlien  the  paper  is  not  carefully 
folded  and  kept.  If  Ave  had  to  depend  upon  this  alone  the  critic  doubt- 
less would  cavil  at  the  proofs.  But  leaving  him  out  of  vicAV,  it  is  merely 
my  duty  to  say  that,  if  required,  I  am  ready  to  testify  that  Avhen  Ave 
first  examined  the  old  Avill,  Ave  AA'ere  satisfied  that  its  seal  conformed 
Avith  the  seal  of  the  Lord  President  Henry  LaAvrence :  that  being  the 


126  The  Lawrence  Pedigree.  [Julj, 

particular  point  of  inquiry  ;  and  we  had  tlie  description  of  it  from  liis 
tomb-stone. 

It  is  a  poor  attempt  at  wit,  regardless  of  the  character  or  feelings  of 
the  highly  re3i>ectable  family  of  Lawrence  at  Boston,  by  which  the 
critic  charges  them,  as  well  as  the  New  Yorkers,  with  a  "  desire  to  ex- 
pand the  cross-raguly  and  wiggle  the  fish  tail  crest"  (without  inform- 
ing us.  l)y  the  Avay,  in  what  dictionary  Ave  may  find  the  Avord  "  Aviggle." 
He  should  be  held  to  some  rule  to  jiroduce  authority  for  it.  Does  he 
mean  "  wriggle  "'  ?  If  so,  that  may  have  an  odious  sense,  or  else  a 
ridiculous  one).  One  Avould  suppose  the  names  and  repute  of  Amos 
and  Abbott  Lawrence  might  liave  deterred  a  townsman  of  theirs,  hav- 
ing respect  for  the  opinion  of  mankind,  from  attempting  to  cast  ridi- 
cule upon  their  name,  or  upon  the  science  which  he  pursues.  They 
were  men  of  Avhom  their  country  had  reason  to  be  proud,  and  whose 
memory  should  be  cherished  Avith"  respect  and  veneration.  A  fair  and 
accurate  New  England  Avriter,  speaking  of  their  firm  as  merchants, 
says  the  house  for  success  and  honora])le  repute  has  probably  never 
been  surpassed  in  Ncav  England.  Amos  LaAvrence  Avas  only  tAVo  years 
my  senior  ;  having  been  born  in  178G.  He  Avas  of  gentle  aiid  engaging 
manners  and  disposition  ;  celebrated  for  his  philanthropy,  and  noted 
for  his  munificent  donations  to  public  charitable  institutions,  and  for 
his  extensive  iirivate  charities ;  the  recollection  of  Avhich  should  en- 
dear his  memory  to  his  felloAv-citizens.  I  kncAV  him  intimately.  In 
1819  Ave  made  together  a  jdeasure  excursion  through  Virginia,  visiting 
different  plantations  and  gaining  general  information.  I  could  recount 
many  interesting  circumstances  that  occurred  on  that  occasion.  As  a 
pleasant,  amiable  and  intelligent  traveling  companion,  I  have  never 
knoAvn  his  equal. 

His  brotlier,  Abbott  Lawrence,  was  also  one  of  the  most  eminent, 
successful  and  liberal  merchants  the  United  States  has  ever  produced. 
He  gave  to  Harvard  University  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  to  found 
a  Scientifio  School,  and,  in  his  donations  to  other  deserving  objects,  he 
has  manifestfd  a  princely  liberality.  And  as  a  statesman,  our'country 
has  reason  to  be  proud  of  him.  He  Avas  a  representative  to  the  24th 
and  25th  Congress,  Avhere  he  ably  distinguished  himself.  In  1843,  he 
w-as  appointed  a  Commissioner  to  settle  Avith  the  English  Commis- 
sioners the  N.  E.  boundary  question.  General  Taylor,  Avhen  President, 
offered  him  the  first  position  in  his  cabinet,  Avhlch  he  declined.  In 
1849,  he  Avas  sent  out  as  Minister  of  the  United  States  to  Great  Britain ; 
and  in  that  distinguished  position  he  manifested  abilities  and  states- 
manship of  the  first  order. 

It  remains  to  be  seen  Avhether  the  countrymen  and  felloAv-citizens  of 
these  men  are  ready  to  mock  at  their  integrity,  or  to  cast  ridicule  on 
their  family  name  and  history,  affecting  all  their  descendants,  upon 
such  slight  grounds  as  this  critic  assumes;  but  Ave  believe  there  is  no 
ground  for  the  imputation.  Let  the  cautious  reader  observe  the 
critic's  reference  to  a  pedigree  in  Bond's  History  of  Watertown,  p. 
1080,  made  by  Mr.  H.  G.  Somerby,  in  Avhich  a  LaAvrence  family  of 
Suffolk  Co.,  England,  Avas  traced  back  many  years  and  doAvn  to  John 
Lawrence,  of  AVatertoAvn,  in  Mass.,  the  ancestor  (as  the  same  book 
shoAvs)  of  Amos  and  Abbott  Lawrence  of  Boston.  But,  be  not  misled 
by  the  assertion  of  the  critic  a  fcAV  lines  loAver,  "  that  none  of  these 


1872.]  The  Lawrence  Pedigree.  127 

pedigrees  extend  very  for  back,"  &c.  As  any  one  can  see  for  himself,  the 
pedigree  traced  by  Mr.  Somerby,  and  printed  (pp.  1080-81),  extends 
back  some  seventeen  generations,  and  connects  that  family  with  the 
Lancashire  knight,  and  even  with  the  old  crusader.  We  know  nothing 
of  its  accuracy;  but  it  seems  well  attested,  and  Mr.  Somerby,  as  we  are 
informed,  Avas  a  skillful  and  respectable  genealogist  of  the  professional 
class.  Others,  then,  maybe  left  to  criticise  his  Avork,  "  Ay//?  hoIji's 
tanfas  componere  lites"  And  the  reader  Avho  consults  Bond's  Wafer- 
toivn,  may  also  notice  (at  page  819),  the  conclusion  of  that  careful 
writer,  that  the  John  Lawrence  of  Massachusetts  was  an  older  man, 
and  not  the  passenger  with  Tuttell  in  the  Planter.  He  is  rightly 
deemed  as  one  who  came  over  Avith  the  Senior  Governor  Winthrop  of 
Massachusetts,  in  1G30;  and  it  is  a  mere  error  of  inexperienced  copy- 
ists in  mistaking  him  for  the  John  avIio  came  over  in  1035  Avith  John 
"Winthrop  the  son,  Avhen  the  latter  Avas  appointed  by  Henry  LaAvrence 
and  others  to  be  Governor  of  Connecticut. 

It  may  be  admitted  that  the  liberality  of  the  Messrs.  LaAvrence  of 
Boston,  rcAvarded  the  Genealogist  for  his  labor  in  searching  out  their 
ancestry;  they  of  course  believing  his  account  Avas  correct;  and  it  is 
not  unlikely  that  some  of  the  publications  in  the  English  Her.  <£•  Gen. 
Misc.  Avere  copied  in  the  course  of  the  search  for  this  pedigree,  also  at 
their  expense.  I  shall  not  attempt  to  revicAV  these  ;  nor  do  I  perceive 
anything  reflecting  back  upon  the  LaAvrence  family  in  America.  The 
critic's  kind  suggestion  that  the  name  is  simply  a  christian  name,  may 
have  been  true  once ;  but  can  he  tell  how  long  ago  that  was  ?  Lauren- 
tins  de  la  More  is  a  very  old  name,  reported  coming  over  Avitli 
the  Conqueror.  LaAvrence  of  Durham  d.  about  1149.  The  names  of 
LaAvrence  Washington,  son  of  John  and  the  Avidow  Margaret,  his 
mother,  appear  as  early  as  1539,  having  claims  to  a  farm  at  Warton,  in 
Lancashire — can  the  critic  tell  us  surely  Avhether  this  LaAvrence  deriAed 
his  first  name  from  the  saint,  or  from  the  neighboring  ftimily  descended 
from  the  old  crusader ;  Avhose  grandson  or  descendant,  James  (accord- 
ing to  Mr.  Somerby),  married  Matilda  Washington? — a  fact  confirmed 
by  quartering  the  arms  of  AYashington  Avith  those  of  LaAvrence  by  some 
of  the  descendants  ?  One  curious  circumstance  I  haAC  not  seen  noticed 
by  Avriters,  viz.:  that  Robert  LaAvrence,  a  son  of  Sir  James  (the  one  that 
married  the  dau.  of  Lord  Wells),  Avas  parson  of  AVarton,  in  Lancashire, 
the  place  of  the  old  fiimily  of  Wasliington ;  nor  the  circumstance  that  the 
marriage  Avith  Wells,  of  the  N.  E.  part  of  England— connected  Avith  the 
CroniAvell  family — led  to  political  combinations,  and  changes  of  resi- 
dence, Avhich  may  aid  in  identifying  and  arranging  descendants. 

The  same  gentle  critic  proceeds  and  says  "  there  is  no  proof  Avhatever 
that  Joseph  LaAvrence  had  any  Avife  Mary  ToAvneley."  I  cannot  suppose 
he  spoke  as  a  laAvyer  or  judge  upon  a  litigated  question  Avhich  called  for 
proofs.  He  meant,  perhaps,  to  say  he  had  seen  none ;  of  itself  not  a 
A'ery  material  circumstance.  The  records  shoAv  that  Joseph  Lawrence's 
Avife  Avas  named  Mary,  Her  signature,  after  marriage,  it  is  believed, 
can  be  produced.  The  destruction  by  fire  of  the  church  records  of 
ElizabethtoAvn,  N.  J.,  may  excuse  us  from  producing  the  parish  regis- 
ter. Elizabeth  LaAvrence,  AvidoAv  of  the  tirst  AVilliam,  resided  there 
after  her  marriage  Avith  Sir  Philip  Carteret ;  though  she  did  not  long 
act  as  Governess  of  Ncav  Jersey.    It  is  fair  to  presume  the  marriage  of 


128  The  Laicrence  Pedigree.  [Jw^Jj 

Joseph  Lawrence  to  Mary  Towneley  was  there  celebrated.  The  records 
of  Trinity  Church,  N.  Y.,  were  also  burnt.  There  may  yet  exist,  as 
there  certainly  did  exist  other  evidence.  I  have  not  tlie  Bible,  nor  the 
family  papers.  According  to  my  private  memoranda,  Lord  Francis 
Howard,  who,  upon  the  death  of  his  cousin  Charles,  became  Baron  of 
Effingham,  in  1G81,  was  appointed  Governor  of  Virginia  in  1G83,  and 
was  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  the  same  year,  at  a  convention  with  Indians 
of  the  Five  Nations.  He  was  at  New  York  city  in  1084,  1G87,  and 
1G89  {see  Smith's  History  of  Neio  York',  pp.  45,  4G  ;  N.  T.,  Doc.  of 
Col  His.,  iii.,  347,  394,  40G,  417,  418,  42G,  440.  441,  443,  549,  56G,  619, 
655,  G70).  He,  of  course,  came  in  contact  with  John  Lawrence,  then 
in  office.  He  was  accompanied  by  his  wife,  Dorothea,  daughter  of  Sir 
liichard  Towneley,  son  of  Sir  Charles  Towneley,  who  fell  at  Marston 
Moor,  and  whose  property  was  sequestered.  He  was  also  accompanied 
by  Thomas  ToAvneley,  h.  1GG8.  and  Mary  Towneley,  b.  1G70,  who,  as  I 
believe,  were  the  br>  ''•her  and  sister  of  his  wife,  fifteen  and  tliirteen 
years  of  age,  in  lG8b,  and  children  of  Sir  Richard  Towneley.  It  is 
worthy  of  note,  that  thr  New  Y''ork  Governor,  in  letters  to  England, 
wrote  of  the  expense  to  \>hich  he  was  put  by  the  Governor  of  Virginia, 
with  his  large  train.  The  second  son  of  Lord  Howard,  named  Francis, 
became  an  Earl.  Several  of  the  name  of  Howard  remained  in  this 
country.  Joseph  Lawrence  and  this  Mary  Towneley,  b,  1G70,  were 
married  in  (or  before)  IGOO.  They  named  their  eldest  son  Richard,  b. 
1691,  after  her  fatlier,  Richard  Towneley,  and  their  second  son,  Tliomas, 
after  her  l)rother,  Thomas  Towneley;  and  Richard  Lawrence  named 
his  son  Effingham,  after  the  husband  of  his  Aunt  Dorothea.  This 
Effingham,  son  of  Richard  Lawrence,  removed  to  London,  where  he 
filled  distinguished  positions,  and,  prol)ably  through  family  inlluence, 
he  became  one  of  the  Lords  of  the  Admiralty ;  and  he,  temporarily,  at 
least,  commandt'd  a  channel  frigate,  wlien  invasion  was  a])preheiided. 
He  was  subsequently  known  as  Capt.  Lawrence  of  the  Navy.  Some 
of  his  letters  were  preserved  on  Long  Island,  one  writing  for  some 
Newtown  pippins ;  and  some  of  the  aged  remembered  talking  with 
him.  His  dau.  Catharine  IMary.  in  181G,  mar.  Sir  John  Thomas  Jones, 
Baronet,  of  Cranmer  Hall,  Norfolk  Co.,  an  aid  to  the  Duke  of  AVel- 
lington.  Two  of  the  sons  of  Ca])tain  Effingliam  Lawrence,  viz.,  Wil- 
liam Effingham,  and  Edward  Billop  Lawrence,  have  been  at  my  house 
in  New  York,  and  have  assisted  me  in  some  investigations  in  England. 
I  liad  information  upon  which  I  placed  as  much  reliance  as  upon  a 
parish  register. 

Another  guess  of  our  critic  is  as  to  "  Col.  Richard  Towneley,  of  New 
Jersey,"  who,  he  says,  "had  sons,  Charles  and  Effingham  T.,  and 
it  is  not  unliJcely  that  he  may  have  had  a  dau.  Mary,  who  mar.  her 
step-brother,  Joseph  Lawrence ;  at  all  events,  i\\\s.  Icnown  marriage  of 
AVilliam's  widow  will  account  for  the  name  of  Effingham  in  the  Law- 
rence family."  A  part  of  tliis  is  the  opinion  of  another  writer,  and 
not  important.  The  prior  marriage  of  Col.  Richard,  and  daughter  b. 
are  not  Avithin  my  knowledge.  I  will  let  the  mere  opinion  pass  with- 
out further  comment.  If  the  parish  records  have  been  produced,  I 
have  nothing  to  say.  I  will  however,  say,  that  this  Colonel  (not  Sir) 
Richard  Towneley,  had  a  clear  ancient  pedigree,  and  was  the  eighth 
son  of  Nicholas  Towneley,  and  second  cousin  of  Sir  Richard.     He  had 


1872.]  The  Latvrence  Pedigree.  129 

by  liis  Avife.  Lady  Carteret,  several  cliildreii,  including  a  son,  Charles 
Townelev,  b.  1686,  d.  ir56,  who  had  by  his  Avife  Abigail,  a  son,  Effing- 
ham Towneley,  b.  1716,  d.  1789,  Avho  inar.  Eebecca  Crane,  and  had  a 
son,  Eichard,  &c. 

Mary,  a  dau.  of  Elizabeth  (Smith)  by  her  first  husband,  ^  illiam 
LaA\u-ence,  became  (1st)  the  Avife  of  James  Emott,  the  laAvyer  of  NeAV 
York.  Avho  d.  in  1713,  and  (2d)  in  17U,  the  Avife  of  Rev.  Edward 
Yaughan,  of  NeAV  Jersey.  In  the  Avill  of  Rev.  Mr.  Yaughan,  in  1717. 
he  named  his  brother-in-laAV  Charles  ToAvneley,  &c. 

Others,  in  like  manner,  can  be  fully  traced.  It  may  be  left  to  those 
A\iio  knoAV  the  reputations  and  surroiindings  of  these  parties,  to  con- 
sider Avhether  it  is  not  ]n-obable  tliat  they  had  pretty  accurate  accounts 
of  such  marriages  as  fell  Avithin  the  range  of  their  immediate  families. 

I  Avill  drop  further  discussion  of  the  critic's  sharpness,  Avitli  the 
remark  that  all  genealogies  are  greatly  exposed  to  error,  Avhen  formed 
or  composed,  not  from  exact  data,  dates  and  place'-  but  by  going  back 
from  the  knoAvn  present  into  the  dim  and  con.  ^sed  past;  but  they 
ought  therefore  to  be  treated  Avith  generous  r  ,nsideration  and  kind- 
ness. To  err  is  human.  There  are  some  .rrors  in  nearly  all  the 
LaAvrence  pedigrees  I  have  examined,  and  no  doubt  there  are  venal  and 
unscrupulous  persons,  A\-ho  for  a  rcAvard  Avill  draw  out  pedigrees  and 
coats  of  arms,  Avithout  care  for  their  truthfulness  or  accuracy.  But  no 
honest  and  honorable  man  will  proclaim  a  pedigree  or  arms  as  his 
which  he  knows  or  belieA'es  to  be,  not  his  OAvn,  but  some  one  else's. 

The  Editor  of  the  Record,  in  a  note  (p.  26),  says,  it  would  be  very 
desirable  to  knoAV  more  of  Henry  LaAvrence,  &c.  Many  accounts  have 
been  published.  I  Avill  furnish  such  information  as  I  have,  that  has 
never  to  my  knoAvledge  been  published  in  America,  but  will  preface 
it  by  a  reference  to,  and  brief  extract  from,  the  "  Old  Merchants  of  Kew 
York,"  5th  series,  p.  88,  where  the  Editor  (a  correspondent  of  the 
London  Times,  and  other  English  papers,  Avho  had  an  extensive  English 
correspondence,  and  had  more  than  ordinary  facilities  for  acquiring 
information,  but  Avas  not  always  accurate),  says: 

''  Henry  LaAvrence,  above  mentioned,  Avho  married  Elizabeth  Hagar, 
was  buried  at  St.  Ia'cs,  1580 ;  issue : 

"  1.  John,  his  heir,  and 

"2  William,  who  settled  at  Great  St.  Albans,  in  Hertfordshire, 
and  whose  sous,  John,  William,  and  Thomas,  came  OA'er  to  America 
the  same  year  with  Governor  Winthrop  (of  Connecticut)  in  1635. 

"  John  'LaAvrence,  son  and  heir  of  Henry,  aboA'e  mentioned,  Avas 
knighted  in  1603,  by  James  I.  He  married  Elizabeth,  only  daughter 
and  heiress  of  Ralph  Waller,  Esq.,  of  ClerkeuAvell,  Middlesex.  He  Avas 
father  of  Henry  LaAvrence,  of  Avhom  Ave  furnish  a  very  full  sketch, 
from  the  circumstance  of  his  having  Avith  Lord  Say  and  Seal,"  &c. 
The  editor  of  that  Avork  further  says  (p.  90) :  "  John,  AVilliam,  and 
Thomas  LaAvrence,  were  among  the  earliest  settlers  of  the  Eng- 
lish toAvns  Avithin  the  Dutch  jurisdiction  upon  Long  Island.  They  Avere 
the  sons  of  William  LaAvrence,  Avho  Avas  the  second  son  of  Henry  LaAv- 
rence and  Elizabetli  Hagar,  before  mentioned,  and  Avho  removed  from 
St.  Ives,  Avhere  he  Avas  born  and  settled,  to  Great  St.  Albans,  in  Hert- 
fordshire, England,  about  the  year  1580." 

My  record  says  he  removed  to  St.  Albans  in  IGOl,  and  died  in  163L 


130  The  Lmvrence  Pedigree.  [July, 

In  a  Harhian  MS.,  (Xo.  14G0)  there  is  a  drawing,  often  alluded  to, 
of  the  ensigns  and  trophies  won  in  battle  by  Oliver;  dedicated  to  his 
counsellors  and  ornamented  with  their  arms.  The  arms  of  the  Lord 
President,  Henry,  are  there,  the  cross-raguly  and  fish-tail  crest  (with- 
out a  chief),  and  the  motto  "  JVil  desperanduDi."  This  motto  may 
have  been  assumed  by  the  President  in  the  revohitionary  troubles,  and 
perhaps  when  he  was  made  a  Councillor  (see  notes  to  JBliss's  Edition 
of  Wood's  Ath.  O.r.,  ii.,  63).  A  picture  of  the  President  has  been  re- 
ferred to : — His  grave-stone,  not  yet  effaced  (in  1803),  Avas  in  the 
Chapel  of  St.  Margaret's,  alias  Thele,  in  Hertfordshire.  The  arms 
were,  "or,  cross-raguly  gules,"  (without  a  chief)  "impaling  Peyton." 
The  crest,  a  Fish-tail  or  demi-dolphin.  A  letter  directed  by  him  to 
Sir  Simonds'  d'Ewes  is  sealed  with  a  small  red  seal,  cross-raguly,  with 
a  lion  in  the  chief  (indicating  the  St.  Ives  branch).  The  epitaph  on 
his  tomb-stone  was  as  follows: — "Here  lyeth  interred  the  body  of 
Henry  Lawrence,  Esq.,  some  time  of  this  place,  who  married  Amy 
Peyton,  daughter  of  Sir  Edward  Peyton,  of  Ileham,  in  the  county 
of  Cambridge,  Knight  and  13art.  He  had  issue  of  her,  seven  sons  and 
six  daughters.  He  departed  this  life  August  the  8th,  1G44,"  (evidently 
by  a  mistake  in  copying — for  1GG4)  in  the  G4th  year  of  his  age.  Also,  in 
this  place  he  l)uried  four  of  his  children:  Edward,  under  a  stone  ad- 
joiuing  upon  the  south  side  of  this  stone,  and  Elizabeth,  next  adjoining 
and  in  part  under  this  stone  on  the  north  side,  who  died  February, 
1662,  in  the  thirteenth  year  of  her  age.  Theodosia  lyeth  under  this 
stone  with  her  ftither.  She  died  September  2,  1G44  (?)  in  the  20th  year 
of  her  age.  Also  Henrietta,  the  youngest  daughter,  died  the  oOth  of 
Septeml)er,  1GG4  in  the  loth  year  of  her  age,  who  lyeth  by  her  brother, 
in  part  under  this  stone  on  the  south  side.  The  said  Amy  Lawrence, 
in  memory  of  her  loving  consort  and  children,  hath  caused  this  stone 
to  be  laid  here." 

Other  children  of  Henry  Lawrence  the  President,  were 

Martha,  who  married  Richard,  Earl  of  Barymore. 

Henry,  who  died  in  1G79,  leaving  two  sons,  Henry  and  Edward.  Of 
these  Henry  died  unmarried  and  Edward  was  created  a  Baronet  (Irish  ?) 
wath  remainder  to  liis  sister's  son  Isaac  Wollaston,  of  Losby  in  Lei- 
cestershire ;  he  died  May  2,  1749.  (The  family  of  AVollaston  in 
Leicester  County  can  be  traced.) 

John,  who  left  England  Avith  one  of  the  BradshaAvs,  went  first  to 
Barbadoes;  then  to  Jamaica  in  167G.  His  Avill  is  dated  May  10, 
1690.  John,  his  son,  Avas  a  member  of  Assembly  (in  the  West  Indies), 
and  left  six  sons.  The  two  eldest  died,  leaving  an  only  son  each,  Avho 
died  Avithout  issue.  James,  the  third  son  of  Fairfield,  died  1756,  leav- 
ing his  eldest  son  Richard  James  LaAvrence,  Esq.,  Avhose  eldest  son, 
James  LaAvrence,  is  (or  Avas)  a  Knight  of  Malta. 

William  was  naturalized  by  act  of  Parliment  in  1656 !  having  heen 
born,  with  hi.s  sisters  Martha  and  Theodosia,  beyond  the  sea! 

It  thus  appears  that  Henr}'  was  abroad  scA'eral  years,  including  1625 
(?)  when  his  daughter  Theodosia  Avas  born,  probably  in  Holland.  In 
Thompson's  L.  I.,  ii.,  362,  it  was  said,  "  in  order  to  aAoid  the  ecclesias- 
tical seA-erity  directed  against  him,  he  retired  to  Holland,  from  whence 
he  (had?)  returned  in  1641."  There  may  haAe  been  more  than  one 
A'isit  or  the  date  mistaken. 


1872,]  The  Lawrence  Pedigree.  131 

John  Lawrence,  the  brotlier  of  the  President,  died  in  IGTO,  leaving 
an  only  son.  Dr.  Thomas  Lawrence,  antliorof  '"  Mercurius  Centrales" 
and  physician  to  tive  crowned  heads,  who  died  in  1714  (?),  and  had 
a  nnmei-ous  family.  His  oldest  son,  a  captain  in  the  navy,  Avas  father 
to  Thomas  Lawrence,  Avho  was  President  of  the  College  of  Physicians, 
and  was  father  to  Sir  Sonlden  Lawrence.  His  sister  Elizabeth  married 
(1st)  Edward  Griffith,  and  had  a  danghter,  &c.,  who  married  the 
Earl  of  Harrington ;  and  (2d)  Lord  Mohnn,  who.  in  1713,  fell  m  a 
duel  with  the  Duke  of  Hamilton.  Of  this  branch  were  also  the 
Lawrences   of  Stndley   and  Hackforth  in  Yorkshire. 

A  correspondent,  und«r  the  signatnre  of  "  a  descendant  of  the  Col- 
chester Branch,"  in  the  Gentlemen's-  Magazine  for  1815  (part  3,  p.  104), 
speaks  of  the  Essex  Branch  of  the  Lawrences,  and  says,  that  indi- 
viduals of  that  branch  represented  the  Colchester  borough  in  Parliment 
through  several  reigns  between  1700  and  1750;  that  by  certain  old 
documents  it  appears  tiiat  '(he  origin  of  this  branch  was  in  the  Grand- 
father of  the  F  resident  from  a  younger  son,  &c.  And  "  St.  Ives,"  in  the 
'GentlenmiH  Magazine,  1817  (part  1,  p.  318),  says  that  the  Essex  and 
Norfolk  Lawrences  were  from  the  same  original  stock  as  Henrg,  and 
attributes  the  election  of  the  latter  in  Wbii !  from  Colrhester,  to  the 
strength  of  the  family  interest  in  that  borough.  He  says  he  was  nearly 
relate'd  to  Sir  Thomas  Lawrence  of  Bucks,  and  Sir  Thomas  equally  so 
to  the  Colchester  family  of  the  same  period. 

An  anecdote  of  Sir  Thomas  Lawrence  of  Bucks,  may  be  seen  m  the 
JVew  Atlantis.     He  was  buried  at  Chelsea  in  1714. 

Of  all  the  Lawrences  only  those  of  the  St.  Ives  and  Iver  families,  so 
far  as  I  know,  bear  a  chief.  St.  Ives  on  a  chef  gules  a  lion  of  Eng- 
land.    Iver  on  a  chef  azure,  three  leopards. 

With  these  remarks  I  must  be  excused  from  farther  discussion. 
There  need  be  no  reply.  I  shall  hold  myself  free  from  the  trouble  of 
Avriting  anything  farther — I  am  too  old  for  controversy. 

Tliere  are  many  collateral  points  which  I  should  l)e  glad  to  see  eluci- 
dated by  others.  A  very  large  number  of  Lawrences  are  interested  in 
developing  the  truth ;  I  know  none  that  are  opposed  to  it — and  it  can 
be  easily  seen  that  the  history  of  the  settlement  of  this  country  may 
receive  great  light  from  such  investigations,  and  be  interesting  to  all 
the  earnest  students  of  the  country. 

The  Editor  (in  the  note,  p.  26)  has  alluded  to  the  college  record  of 
a  Henry  LaAvrence,  at  Cambridee,  England,  in  1022.  Doubtless  the 
President  of  Cromwell's  council  was  an  educated  man,  and  many  of 
Cromvveirs  supporters  coming  from  the  IST.  E.  part  of  England  were 
educated  at  Cambridge. 

One  Henry,  doubtless  took  orders.  Henry,  the  friend  of  Milton  and 
author,  I  suppose  a  clergyman,  but  I  cannot  identify  his  family. 
His  descendant  the  Dr.  and  author,  b.  1711,  d.  1783,  is  well  known.  The 
circumstance  of  the  President  Henry  being  abroad  and  having  chil- 
dren born  abroad,  deserves  attention."  It  helps  to  account  for  the  early 
settlement  of  our  LaAvrences  among  the  Dutch  here.  They  expected 
and  had  friends  among  the  Dutch ;  perhaps  relatives. 

Watsojst  Effingham  Laavbence. 
Js^ew  York,  Mav,  1872. 


132  Genealogical  Notation.  [July, 


GENEALOGICAL  NOTATION. 

Bt  David  Parsons"  IIoltox,  M.  D. 

In  vol.  i.,  p.  29,  of  the  New  York  Genealogical  and  Biographical  Record  may  be 
seen  a  sj'stem  of  notation  of  pedigrees  adapted  to  American  Genealogies,  as  proposed  by 
Dr.  Ilolton. 

In  the  first  section  of  tliis  system  of  notation,  small  capitals  a,  b.  c,  d,  e,  f,  etc.,  are 
placed  above  and  to  the  right  of  the  nam**,  as  indices  in  trans-oceanic  generations,  com- 
mencing with  the  father*  of  the  first  immigrants  of  the  American  family. 

In  the  second  section,  the  members  of  the  American  series  are  indicated  by  luimeral 
indices,  commencing  witli  the  immigrant  children'  of  the  father*;  tlience  hy  Arabic 
figures,  progressively  increasing,  to  show  the  successive  generations  down  to  the 
present. 

In  cases  where,  as  yet,  the  line  is  not  traceable  back  to  the  first  immigrant,  we  use 
small  letters  of  the  alphabet,  indexing  the  earliest  known  ancestor*  as  a;  and  the  succes- 
sive generations  by  the  serial  letters,  b.  c,  d,  e.  f,  etc  ,  to  the  youngest  born. 

In  case  we  subsequently  extend  our  genealogical  discoveries,  each  generation  ascend- 
ing is  markei  b}'  affixing  to  the  a  regularly  increasing  numerals:  a,  a',  a-,  a\  a'',  etc., 
upward  toward  the  ascertained  immigrant'. 

Illustr.^tion  of  the  System. 

For  illustration,  let  us  take  Philip*  Parsons,  who  was  in  Enfield,  Conn.,  in  IfiOY; 
whose  ancestr\' we  are  yet  (1872)  unable  to  di-cover;  while  we  liave  on  onv  Memorvil 
Ri'cords  thousands  of  his  descendants.  Hence,  for  the  present,  we  adopt  the  fullowing 
mode  of  notation  for  said  Philip  Parsons  and  his  descendants: 

Philip*  Parsons, of  Enfield,  Conn.,  was  tliere  in 1697 

Nathaniel**  Parsons,  born  in  Enfield,  Conn 17<''-'-10 

Shubiiel''  Parsons,  died  in  Enfiekl,  Conn 1819 

Eben''  Parsons,  died  in  Enfield,  Conn 1 844: 

Dr.  Edward  Field*  Par-ons,  resides  in  Enfield,  Conn 1872 

His  son,  Edward  Field*^  Parsons,  resides  at  Enfield,  Conn 1872 

Search  is  still  continued  for  the  ancestral  line  of  this  Philip". 

Should  we  discover  his  father,  a',  we  shall  designate  him  as  a' ;  should  we  later  find 
his  grandfather,  a-,  as  of  America,  he  will  be  a";  unless  this  last  be  the  immigrant', 
when  he  will  receive  the  unit  index;  and  his  descendants  will  then  be  re-indexed  with 
■numerals,  as  in  second  section. 

The  first  section  in  this  system  of  pedigradati(m  includes  any  father,  having  left  the 
Eastern  Continent  and  having  died  upon  the  voyage,  his  children  reaching  America. 
He  would,  therefore,  be  pedigraded  a,  as  of  the  first  section ;  while  his  children,  if  any 
settled  in  America,  would  be  pedigraded  (1),  as  of  the  second  section. 

The  illustration  of  the  System  maj'  be  more  fully  understood  by  adding  the 
following: 

Edward-Field  f.  Dr.  Edward  Fields  Eben'i,  Shubae^  ,  Nat'ianielb,  Philip*.  It  is 
traditionally  believed  that  this  Philip^  was  a  grandson  of  Deacon  Benjamin'  Parsons, 
of  Springfield,  Mass.,  the  immigrant  ancestor. 

Should  this  tradition  be  proved  to  be  true,  then  the  pedigradation  will  run  thus: 

Edward  FieLP  I'arsons,  residing  at  Enfield,  Conn  ....    1872 

Dr.  Edward  Field'  Parsons,  residing  at  Enfield,  Conn 1 872 

Eben''  Parsons,  died  in  Enfield,  Conn Is44 

Shubael'  Pardons,  died  in  Enfield,  Conn 1819 

Nathaniel'  Parsons,  born  in  Enfield,  Conn 1 70'r'-10 

Philip'  Parsons,  was  living  in  Enfield,  Conn 1097 

Deacon  Benjamin'  Parsons  married  at  Windsor,  Conn.,  November  6,  1G53;  resided 
at  Springfield,  Mass.,  and  died  there  August  24,  1689. 


1872.] 


List  of  American  Families. 


133 


LIST   OF   AMERICAN   FAMILIES. 

Whose  Genealogies  are  Beixo  Ixvestioated,  either  ix  "Whole  or  in  Part,  with  a 

View  to  I'ublication. 

lioTE. — Those  families,  the  names  of  which  are  intended  to  be  puhlislied  as  separate 
genealogies,  arc  designated  bj-  Small  Capitals.  Those  which  are  fragmentary  in  char- 
acter, or  have  been  incidentally  gathered  in  the  CDurse  of  other  genealogical  investiga- 
tion, are  indicated  by  italirs.  Some  of  the  latter  will,  doubtle-is,  be  ulrimately  expanded 
into  separate  treatises.  Where  the  address  of  the  compiler  is  not  given,  apply  to  the 
Publication  Committee. 

^^°  Any  addUionx  or  corrections  to  this  list  will  be  gratefully  acknowledged  by  the 
Publication  Committee  of  the  Record. 


family. 

ATbfrtnon , 
Alkxandkr, 

ORIGIX. 

Long  Island,  X.  Y. 
Descendants  of  .James. 

Ailing, 
Aimy, 

Rhode  Island. 

Alvord, 

AxDrRSOX, 

Massachusetts, 

AXDREWS, 

John,  of  Connecticut. 

Andrews, 

William,    of  Xew   Ila 
Conn. 

AXGELL, 

Rhode  Island. 

Arniinglon, 

New  IlamjDshire. 

Arnold, 

Rhode  Island. 

Atiierton, 

New  Hampshire. 

Ayery, 

Bachelder, 

Bagg, 

Bailey, 

Bailey, 

Baker, 
Baker, 

Baldwin, 


address  of  compiler. 
J.  T.  Bowne,  Salina,  Kansas. 
Miss   E.   C.   .lay,   296   Madison 

ave.,  New  York  Citj\ 
Mrs.  A.  J.  Colvin,  Albany,  N.Y. 
Fred.  A.  Holden,  1312  I  street, 

AVashington,  D.  C. 
John  A.  Boutelle,  Woburn,  Mass. 
Alex.  D.  Anderson,  Esq.,  210  N. 

3d  street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Dea.  Alfred  Andrews,  New  Bri- 
tain, Conn. 
Gad    Andrews,    Southins;ton, 

Conn. 
D.  Williams  Patterson,  New- 
t     ark  Valley,  Tioga,  Co.,  N.Y. 
A.  F.  Angell,  M.D.,'  East  Atlle- 

boro,  Mass. 
Henry  B.Atherton, Esq. .Nashua, 

N.  11. 
TGen.  Geo.  S.  Greene,  Washing- 
J      ton,  D.  C. 

1  Fred  A.  IL-lden,  1312  I  street, 
1^     Washington,  D.  C. 
Henry  B.Atherton,Esq.,  Nasluia, 

N.H. 
r  Walter   Titus    Avery,    Front 
J      street,  New  York  City. 
1  Rby.Wui.  Clift,  Mystic  Bridge, 
1^     Conn. 
Prof.  Jonathan  Tenney,  Owego, 

Tioga  Co.,  N.  Y. 
r  Lyman  H.  Bagg,  West  Spring- 
J      field,  Mass. 

1  Matthew  1).  Bagg,  New  York 
L     City. 
Alfred  Poor,  Salem,  Mass. 
Capt.  (liles  Bailey,  New  London, 

Conn. 
Amos  Baker,  68  School  Street, 
Boston,  Mass. 
Mass.  (another  family.)        Ednumd  J.  Baker,  Milton  Lower 
Mills,  Mass. 
r  Byron  A.  Baldwin,  Chicago, 
Massachusetts  and  Conn.       <      111. 

[C.  C.  Baldwin,  Cleveland,  0. 


Jlassachusetts. 

Massachusetts, 
Connecticut. 

Massachusetts. 


134 


List  of  American  Families, 


[July, 


FAMILY. 

ORIGIN*. 

Ballou, 
Bancroft, 

Rhode  Island. 
Connecticut  and  Massachu- 

Barber, 

setts. 
Rhode  Island. 

Barlow, 

Massachusetts. 

Barrett, 

New  Hampshire. 

Barrows, 
Burton, 

or  Barms 

Rhode  Island. 

Bayard, 

Maryland. 

Bayley, 

Beadle  (B 

eilell) 

Beardsley 

' 

■\Villiam,  Stratford,    Conn., 
1839. 

Beere, 
Beers, 

Smithfield,  R.  I. 
Fairtiild,  Conn. 

Benson, 

Rhode  Island,  Xorth  Caro- 

Berg  IN, 

^ 

1  na,  Geoi-gia. 
(New  ed.)  New  York. 

Blair, 

Western  Mass., 

Blake, 

Blanchard, 

Boaudman, 

Massachusetts. 
New  Hampshire. 

Boffnert, 

Boies, 

New  York  and  New  Jersey. 
Massachusetts, 

Bowen, 
Bowne, 

BRADBVnY, 

Brat/ton, 
Bridge, 

Brotun, 

Brovn, 

Brown, 

Blell, 

hurt, 

Butler, 

Carot, 

CaVender, 

Calkk. 

Capron, 


Rhode  Island. 

Loner  Islniid  X.  Y. 
Massachusetts. 

Rhode  Island, 

Nevv  Hampshire. 

Rhode  Island. 

Maryland. 

Massachusetts. 

Connecticut. 

Massacliusetts. 

Connecticut. 


Massachusetts. 
Massachusetts. 


ADDRESS    OF    COMPILER. 

Ira  B.  Peck,  Woonsocket,  R.  I. 
J.  :M.  Bancroft,  P,  O.  Box  382, 

New  York  City. 
Fred.  A.  IToldeii,  1312  I  street, 

Washington,  D,  C, 
S.  S.  Barlow,  M.  D.,  .55  E.  21st 

street,  New  York  Ci' y. 
"Wn).  Barret,  Esq.,  Nashua,  N.  II. 
Hiram  Barrus,  Reading,  Mass. 
Fred.  A.  Ilolden,   1312  I  street, 

Washington,  I).  C. 
Rev.    I.  W.   K.   Handy,   M.  D,, 

Mt.  Sidney,  Augusta  Co.,  Va. 
Prof.  Jonathan  Teiiney,  Owego, 

Tioga  Co.,  N.  Y. 
Erastus   F.  Beadle,  N.  Y.  City. 
fRey.  E.    E.  Beardsley,  D.D.. 
I       New  Haven,  Conn, 
-.  D.  Williams   Patterson,  New- 
l      ark  Valley.  Tioga  Co. ,  N.  Y. 
Martin  B.  Sco'tt.  Cleveland,  O. 
Rev.     Henry    Beers    Sherman, 

Esopus,  N.  Y. 
W.  P.  Carrison,  P.  O.  Box  G3Y2 

New  York  City. 
Hon.   T.  G.  Bergen,  Bay  Ridge, 

L.  I.,  N.  Y.  * 

Cliarles  N.  Dayton,    107    Front 

street.  New  York  City. 
Stanton  Blake,  Boston,  Mass. 

Samu*-1  L.  Boardman,  P.  O.  Box 
yi,  Augusta,  Me. 

Charles  N.  Dayton,   107    Front 

street,  New  York  City. 
(  Isaac    Story,    Esq.,  ~  Boston, 
J      Mass. 

(  Manin  B.  Scott,  Cleveland,  O. 
J.  T.  Bowne,  iSalina,  Kansos. 
John  M.    Bradbury,    18   Somer- 
set St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
Hon.    Geo.   A.    Brayton,    Provi- 
dence, K.  1. 
Henry  B. Atherton,  Esq., Nashua, 

N.  11. 
{.  Fre<l.  A.  Ilolden,  1312  I  street, 
•\       Washington,  D.  C. 
(  Martin  B.  Scott,  Cleveland,  0. 
Rev.    I.    \V.    K,    Handy.   Mount 

Sidney,  Augusta  Co.,  \^a. 
Alfre.i  Poor,  Salem,  i\Iass. 
J.  S.  Buell,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
R.  H.  Buridiairi,   Longmeadow, 

Mass. 
Geo.    B.    Butler,    44    E.     26th 

St.,  N.  Y.  City. 
Wm.  P.  Cabot,  Boston,  Mas«. 
W.  II.  U'hitmore,  Boston,  Mass. 
M.  A.  Stickney,   119  Boston  st., 

Salem,  Mass. 
Martin  B.  Scott,  Cleveland,  O. 


1872.] 


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135 


FAMILT. 

ORIGIN 

. 

Carder, 

Warwick,  11.  I. 

Care/ill, 
Carpenter, 

Massachusetts. 
Rhode  Ishmd. 

CARrENTEK, 

Vermont. 

ChaiUes 

Maryland. 

Chandler, 
Chapman, 

Massachusetts, 

Chase, 

Aquila  Chase,  Mass 

CnitD, 

Massachusetts. 

Clark, 

Clarke, 

Rhode  Island. 

Clarkson, 

New  York. 

Cleavelanp, 
Clevkland, 

Cock, 

CoE, 

Long  Island,  N". 

Lonsj;  Island,  N. 
Robert,   Conn. 

Y. 
Y. 

Coggeshall, 

Rhode  Island. 

Coleman, 

Maryland. 

Coles, 
Comstock^ 

Long  Island,  N. 

Y. 

Conkcy, 

Western  Mass., 

CORWIS, 

Cottle, 

Craft,  (or  Thornycraft) 
Crane, 

Massachusetts, 
Long  Island,  N. 

Y. 

Croxfield 
Cunningham, 

New  York. 
Massachusetts. 

Cunningham, 
Curtis, 

Massachusetts. 
New  England. 

CUSHING, 

Bane, 
Dashiell 

Massachusetts. 
Massachusetts. 
Maryland. 

Dawson, 

Davis, 

Dayton,  or  Daighton, 

De  Graffenreid, 
Delancey, 

Dknison, 


Massachusetts. 

New  Haven,  Conn. :  N,  Y. 

N.  J.:  R.  I. 
North  Carolina. 
New  York. 

Connecticut. 


ADDRESS    OF    COMPILER. 

Fred.  A.  Holden,  1312  I  street, 
Washington,  I).  C. 

Wm.  C.  Capron,  I'xhridge  Mas^. 

Miss  S.  M.  Carpenter,  I'ough- 
keepsee,  N.  Y, 

Amos  B.  Carpenter,  West  Water- 
ford,  Vt. 

Rev.  I.  W.  K.  Handy,  Mount 
Sidney,  Augusta  Co.,  Va. 

Geo.  Chandler.  Worcester,  Mass. 

ClKindler  P.  Chapman,  Madison, 
Wis. 
i  Geo.  B.  Cliase.  Boston,  Mass. 
I  John  B.  Chace,  M.D.,    Taun- 
(      ton,  Mass. 

Isaac  Child,  20  St.  James  st., 
Boston,  Mass. 

\  Fred.  A  Ilolden,  1312  1  street, 
{  Washington,  I).  C. 

Mattliew  Clarkson,  Esq.,  New 
York  City. 

N.  Hubbard  Cleveland,  South- 
old,  Suffolk  Co.,  N.  Y. 

J.  T.  Bowne,  Salina,  Kansas. 

D.  W.  Patterson,  Newark  Val- 
le}',  Tioga  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Henry  S.  Coggeshall,  New  York 
City. 

Rev.  I.  W.  K.  Handy,  Mount 
Sidney,  Augusta  Co.,  Va. 

J.  T.  Bowne,  Salina,  Kansas. 

N.  D,  Comstock,  Arcadia,  Trem- 
pelean  Co.,  Wis. 

Charles  N.  Dayton,  107  Front 
street.  New  York  City. 

Rev.  Edwin  T.  Corwin,  Mill- 
stone, N.  J. 

Alfred  Poor,  Salem  Mass. 

J.  T.  Bowne,  Salina  Kansas. 

Prof.  Jonathan  Tenney,  Owcgo, 
Tioga  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Geo.    A.    Cunningham,    Lunen- 

berg,  Mass. 
W.  H.  Whitmore,  Boston,  Mass. 
James  Bradford  Dresser,  Adams' 

Basin,  Monroe  Co.,  N.  Y. 
J.  S.  Loring,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Perley  Derb^',  Salem,  Mass. 
Rev.    I.   W.  K.   Handy,    Mount 

Sidney,  Augusta  Co.,  Va. 

C.  C.  Dawson,  94  Chambers  st., 
New  York  City. 

Alfred  Poor,  Salem,  Mass. 
:  Oiarles  N.   Dayton,   1(>7  Front 
street.  New  York  City. 

D.  S.  Durrie,  Madison,  Wis. 
Ed.  F.  Delancey,  Esq.,  New  York 

City. 
Hon.    Charles  Dennison,.Mybi,ic 
Bridge,  Conn. 


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List  qf  American  Families. 


[July, 


Dewitt, 

Doty,  or  Doughty, 

Drowne, 

Dui/ckinck, 
DwiGHT, 

Easion, 

Edes, 

Eliot, 

ElliA., 
Earwell, 

Filer,  or  F^-ler, 

Fisher, 
Fitch, 

EOSTKR, 

Fowler, 

Fi-osf, 
Gal'tier, 
Gavit, 
Gay,  John 

Gilbert, 

Giliins, 

Good  ALE, 
Goodkll, 

Gordon, 

Grant, 
Greene, 

Green, 

Green, 
Green, 
Greenwood, 

Gorton, 


ADDRESS    OF    COMPILER. 

C.   J.   &  E.  Dewitt,  88   Nassau 

street.  New  York  C'ity. 
f  Etlian  Allen  Doty,  l-;j  William 
Nova  Scotia,  Massachusetts,  j       street.  New  York  City. 
Maryland,  Long  Island,      j  Rev.   8ilas  Kotcham,  Eristol, 
[     N.  II. 
Rev.  T.  Stafford   Drowne,  D.D., 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


New  York. 


Rhode  Island. 


New  York. 
New  England. 

Rhode  Island. 


Rev.  Eenj.  "W.  Dwight,  Clinton, 

N.  Y. 
Martin  II.   StatTord,  P.  0.   Box 

2830,  New  York  City. 
Harry    II.    Edes,    Charlestown, 
Mass. 
Massachusetts.  W.  II.  Whitmore,  Boston,  Mass. 

Connecticut. 
Massachusetts    and   New     D.  P.  Ilolton,  ]\I.D.,   148  E.  78th 


Hampshire. 
Connecticut. 

Rhode  Island. 

Plymouth,  Conn. 

Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 


street,  New  York  City. 
Florimond    D.    Fyler,    LL.  B., 

West  AV'insted,  Conn.' 
Fred.  A.  Ilolden,  1312  I  street, 

AVashington,  D.  C. 
Rev.  F.  \V.  Chapman,  Prospect, 

C'onn. 
Ed.  Jacob  Foster,  Charlestown, 

Mass. 
M.  A.  Stickney,  119  Boston   st., 

Salem,  Mass. 
J.  T.  Bowue,  Salina,  Kansas. 


Now  York. 

New  York  and  New  Jersey. 

Joseph  Gavit,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
Watcrtown,    ^lass..    1()35,  D.  W.  Patterson,  Newark  Yallej', 

afterward 'of  I)edham.  Tioga  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Connecticut. 

Rev.  I.  ^y.  K.  Handy,  Mt.  Sid- 
ney, Augusta  Co.,  Va.- 
A.  C.  Goodale,  Salem,  Mass. 
Abner  C.    Guodell,   Jr.,    Salem, 

Mass. 
Geo.  A.  Gordon,  No.  30  Fourth 
St.,  Lowell,  Mass. 
f  D.  "W.Patterson,  Newark  Valley, 
j      Tioga  Co.,  N.  Y. 
"1  S.  Hastings  Grant,   104  B'way, 
[     New  York  City. 
Gen.  Geo.  S.  Greene,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 
fGen.  Geo.  S.  Greene,  AVashing- 
,1      ton,  I).  C. 

")  Martin   H.    Stafford,  P.  0.  Box 
[     2,836,  New  York  City. 
Prof.  Sam.  S.  Green,  Providence, 

R.  I. 
Geo.  B.  Butler,    44  E.  26th  st., 

N.  Y.  City. 
I.  J.  Greenwood,  214  W.    14th 
St.,  N.  Y. 
fGen.  Geo.  S.  Greene,  AVashing- 
I      ton,  D.  C. 

"I  Fred.  A.  Ilolden,  1,312  I  street, 
[      Washington,  D.  C. 


Maryland. 

[Massachusetts. 
Massachusetts. 

Exeter,  N.  II. 


Mathew,  Connecticut, 
AA^irwick,  R.  I. 

Coventry',  R.  I. 

[Massachusetts. 
New  London,  Conn. 

Rliode  Island. 


1872.] 


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137 


Hall, 

Hall, 

Bnmhhn, 

Haiuiltoii, 

JIamlin, 

Handy, 

Harrks, 


Hart, 

Ham, 

Hazeltin'E, 
Haskell, 

Hayden, 

Henry, 

Hicks, 

HiGBIB, 

Hiffffins, 

Hoar, 

Hodge, 
holcombe, 

Holdex, 

Holland, 

Hollhnan, 

HOLTON, 

Hopkins, 


OEIGIN.  ADDRESS    OF    COMPILER. 

Boston,  Mass.,  Xew  Haven  Henry  B.Athertou,  Esq.,  Nashua, 

and  Wallingford,  Conn.        KIT. 
Massachusetts.  Alfred  Poor,  Salem,  Mass. 


New  York. 

Massachusetts. 

Maryland. 

Maryland. 


Stephen,      of     Cambridge 
Hartford  and  Farmington 

New  Hampshire. 

Massachusetts. 

Windsor,  Conn.,  and  Brain- 
tree,  Mass. 
Maryland. 

Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

Conn,  and  L.  I. 

East  Haddam,  Conn. 

New  Hampshire. 

Conn.,  N.  J.,  and  Va. 
Rhode  Island. 

Rhode  Island. 
Massachusetts. 


HOWK, 

Massachusetts. 

Howlcmd, 

Rhode  Island. 

Hunt, 

Massachusetts. 

Humphreys, 

Connecticut, 

Hitntoon  (or  Ilunton), 
Irviny, 

Maryland. 

Ives, 

New  Hampshire, 

Jeffeeson, 

Jenkes, 
Johmon, 

New  York. 

Rev.  Dr.  I.  W.  K.  Handy,  Mt. 

Sidney,  Augusta  Co.,  Ya. 
Rev.  Dr.  I.  W.  K.    Handy   (as 

above). 
TDea   Alfred    Andrews,     New 
,  I      Britain,  Conn. 

Gad    Andrews,    Southington, 
Conn. 
John  R.  Ham,  M.D.,  Dover,  N. 

H. 
Alfred  Poor,  Salem,  Mass. 
Henry  B.Athertoa,  Esq.,  Nashua, 

N.H. 
Rev.  Horace     Edwin     Hayden, 

Point  Pleasant,  W.  Ya. 
Rev.  Dr.  I.  W.  K.  Handy,  Mt. 

Sidney,  Augusta  Co.,  Ya. 
Benj.  D.  Hicks,  Old  Westbury, 

Queens  Co.,  N.  Y. 
D.W.  Patterson,  Newark  Yallev, 

Tioga  Co.,  N.  Y. 
Chas.  N.  Dayton,  lOT  Front  St., 

N.  Y.,  City, 
Henry  B.  Atherton,  Esq.,  Nashua, 

N."H. 
0.  J.  Hodge,  Cleveland,  0. 
"VVm.  Fred.  Holcombe.  M.D.,  5,4 

E.  25th  street.  New  York  City. 
Fred.  A.  Ilolden,  1,312  I  stree't, 

Washington,  D.  C. 
J.  K.  Holland,  Courtney,  Grimes 

Co.,  Texas. 
Fred.  A.  Ilolden,   Washington, 

D.  C. 
D.  P.  Ilolton,  M.  D,,  148  E.  78th 

street.  New  York  City, 
j  J.  T.  Bowne,  Salina,  Kansas. 
/  Martin  B.  Scott,  Cleveland,  O. 
(  Alfred  Poor,  Salem,  Mass. 
-  Elias   Howe,    103    Court    st., 
(      Boston,  Mass. 
Gen.  Geo.  S.  Greene,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 
Thos.  B.   Wyman,   18   Somerset 

St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
Fred.    Humphreys,     M.D.,    5G2 

Broadway,  New  York  City. 
D.  T.  V.  Huntoon,  Canton,  Mass. 
Dr.  I.  W.  K.  Handy,  Mt.  Sidaey, 

Augusta  Co.,  Va. 
Henry  B.  Atherton,  Esq.,  Nash- 
ua,'N.  H. 
J.  K.  Holland,  Courtney,  Grimes  , 

Co.,  Texas. 
Martin  B.  Scott,  Cleveland,  O. 
Win.   John.son,    355   Broadway, 

New  York  City. 


138 


List  of  American  Families. 


[July, 


FAMILY. 

ORIGIN, 

Joy, 

Ker, 

Mar^'land. 

Kkttelle, 

Massachusetts. 

Ketcham, 
Kimball, 
Kinsman, 

Massachusetts. 
Massachusetts, 
Massachusetts, 

Kip, 

Lane, 
Lane, 

(Branches  which  removed 

from  N.  Y.) 
Massachusetts, 
Counecticut. 

Lapliam, 

/ 

Lalling, 

N.  E.,  and  Long  Isl.,N.Y.j 

Latham, 

Rhode  Island, 

Lathrop, 

Massachusetts, 

Leary, 
Leavenworth, 

New  York  and  New  Jersey 
Connecticut. 

Lee, 
Lee, 
Lejffinfftvell, 

Massachusetts, 
Virgiuia. 

Le  Gro, 

Loring, 
Low, 

Massachusetts, 

Lucas, 

Lyman, 
Lyon, 

Marcy, 

Connecticut, 
Roxbury,  Mass, 

AFartin, 

McCrillis, 

Rliode  Island. 
Western,  Mass. 

Mason, 
Merrill, 

Massachusetts. 

Merritt, 

Moore, 

Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

Mort, 

Mudge, 

Mulford, 

Long  Island,  N.  Y. 
Long  Island,  N.  Y. 
East  Hampton,  L.  I, 

Newcomb, 

Newton, 

Nixon, 

Del.,  Md.,  and  N,  J, 

Noble, 

ADDRESS    OF    COMPILER. 

Rev,  Ed.  T.   Corwin,  Mill.stone, 

N  J. 
Dr.  I.  W.  K.  Handy,  Mt.  Sidney, 

Augusta  Co.,  Va. 
Thos.   B.  Wyman,  18    Somerset 

St.,  Boston  Mass. 

Alfred  Poor,  Salem,  Mass. 
Miss    Lucy   W.    Stickney,    119 

Boston  St.,  Salem,  Mass. 
Rev.  Ed.  T.  Corwin,  Millstone, 

N.J. 
W.  H.  Whitmore,  Boston,  Mass. 
D.  W.  Patterson,  Newark  Valley, 

X.  Y. 
Martin  B.  Scott,  Cleveland.  0. 
John  J.  Latting,  Esq.,  20  Nassau 

street,  New  York  Cit}-. 
J.  T.  Bowne,  Salina,  Kansas. 
Fred.   A.  Holden,   "Washington, 

D.  C. 

John  Lathrop,  Boston,  Mass. 

Rev.  E.  B.  Huntington,  Stam- 
ford, Ct. 


Dr.  Franklin   B.  Hough,    Low- 

ville,  X.  Y. 
Henrj'  Lee,  Boston. 
C.  F.  Lee,  Jr..  Alexandria,  Va. 
Rev.    E.  B.  Huntington,   Stam- 
ford, Conn, 
Prof.  Jonathan  Tcnncy,  Owego, 

Tioga  Co,,  N,  Y. 
J.  S.  Loring,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Fred.   A.   Holden,   Washington, 

D,  C. 
J.  R.  Lucas,  Auditor's  office,   st. 

Paul,  Minn. 
Rev.  Lyman  Coleman,  D.D. 
A,  Maynard  Lyon,  X.  Y.  City,  . 
Oliver  Marcy,  Xorthwestern  Uni- 
versity, Evanston,  111. 
Isaac  Story,  Esq.,  Boston,  Mass. 
Clias.  X^.  Daj'tou,  lo7  Front  St., 

X'ew  Yfjrk  City. 
Martin  B.  Scott,  Cleveland,  0, 
Altred  Poor,  Salem,  Mass. 
Genrge     and    Douglas    Merritt, 

X'ew  York  City. 
Chas.    B.    Moore,    Esq.,    X.    Y. 

City. 
J.  T.  Bowne,  Salina,  Kansas. 
J.  T.  Bowne,  Salina,  Kansas. 
Chas.  X.  Davton,  107  Front  St., 

X.  Y.  City. 
John  B.  Xewcomb,  Elgin,  Kane 

Co.,  111. 
W.  W.  Harper,   350  Broadway, 

Xew  York  City. 
Rev.    Horace     Edwin    IIa3'dcn, 

Point  Pleasant,  W.  Va. 
Hon.  L.  M.  Boltwood,  Hartford, 

Conn. 


1872.] 


List  of  American  Families, 


139 


Norton, 

N0YE8, 

Osgood, 

Page, 


Paine, 

PALMEn, 

Parsons, 

Patten, 
Patter SOX, 


Peck, 
Peet, 

Pelham, 

Pen\, 

Pennell, 

Permns, 

Pettingill, 

PlTWN, 

Plaisted, 
Polk; 

Posp, 
Poor, 

Potter, 

Potts, 
Potts, 
Poycn, 

Purple, 

Rand, 


Massachusetts. 

Kew  IlaDip.  and  Mass, 


Conn,,  Mass.,  R.  L 

Connecticut, 
Mttssacliugette. 


APDRE3S    OF    rOMPILER. 

Chas.  B,  Norton,  Paris,  France. 

Alfred  Poor,  Salem,  Mass. 

Ira    Osgood,      London    Centre, 

N.  H. 
Francis  A.  Page,  U.  S.  A.,  Jack- 
sonville,  Fla. 
fH.  T),  Paine,  M.  D.,  5th  avenue, 
j       New  Vorlc  Cit}\ 
1  Royid  Paine,  173  Broadway, New 
y      York  City. 
Corydon  Palmer,  "Wai-ren,  Trum- 
bull Co.,  Ohio. 
D.  P.  llolton,  M.D.,  148  E.  78th 
street,  New  York  City. 


James,  Billericn,  Mass. 
Jaf?.   Wetherslieid,   Conn. 
Andrew,  Stratford,      " 
Alexander,  Haddani,    " 
Edward     and      William, 

Berlin,  Conn. 
Robert,  Wilmington,  Del. 
Nicholas,  Erwiua,  Penn. 
Alexander,    Orange    Co., 

N.  Y. 
All  originally  from  Scot 

land  or  Ireland. 
James,  Lancaster  Co., Penn, 

Rhode  Island. 


D,  W.  Patterson,  Newark  Valley, 
Tioga  County,  N.  Y. 


Massachusetts, 
Pennsylvania. 
AVestern,  Mass. 

Massachusetts. 


Wm.,  Hartford,  Ct. 

Maine, 
Maryland. 

Massachusetts. 
Massachusetts. 
Rhode  Island, 

New  Jersey. 

Pennsylvania, 


Connecticut. 
Massachusetts, 


James  P.  Andrews,   M.D,,  Cole- 

raine,  Lancaster  Co.,  Penn. 
Ira  B.  Peck,  AVoonsocket,  R,  I. 
Wm,  Peet,  192  Broadway,  New 

York  City. 
W.  H.  Whitmore,   Boston,  Mass. 
James  Coleman,  London,  Eng. 
Chas.  N.  Payton,  107  Front  st., 

N.  Y.  City. 
Augustus   T.   Perkins,    Boston, 

Mass. 
Professor  Jonathan  Tennej-, 

Owesro,  N.  Y. 
f  Albe'rt   P.    Pitkin,    152  State 
J      St.,  Hartford,  Ct. 
]  Geo.    M.    Carrington,     AVest 
[     Winsted,  Ct. 

Rev.  Dr.  I.  W.  K.  Handy,  Mt. 
.     Sidney.  Augusta  Co.,  Ya. 
Ed.  D.  Harris,  Boston,  Mass. 
Alfred  Poor,  Salem,  Mass. 
Fred.    A.    Ilolden,   Washington, 

D,  C. 
W.  J.  Potts,  529  Cooper  street, 

Camden,  N.  J. 
Mrs.  Thos.  P.  James,  Cambridge, 

Mass. 

f  S.  S.  Purple,  M.D.,  86  W.  22d 
J       street.  New  York  City. 
1  Ed.  Purple,  36    W.   22d  street, 
j^     New  York  City. 
Thos.  B.   Wyman,  18  Somerset 
St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


140 


List  of  American  Families. 


[Jnly, 


FAMILY. 

ORIGIN. 

Reed, 

JRhodes, 

Rhode  Island. 

Hobinson, 

Del.,  Md.,  and  K  J 

Rich, 
Runnels, 

Kew  Hampshire. 

JinsscU, 

llaryhnid. 

Sofford, 

Salisbury, 
Sayhs, 

Sandfoed, 

scofield, 

Scott, 

Seavee, 

Seymour, 

Sheffield, 

Sherwood, 

Shewn, 
Slosson, 

Smith, 

Smith, 

Smith  ("  lain/ier") 
Spklman, 

SrOONER, 

Stage/, 
Stafford, 

Sieveris, 

Stiles, 

Stoddard, 


Stone, 

Story, 

Sloutenhnre/h, 

Sjjntmes, 


Ipswich,  Mass. 


Massachusetts. 

Connecticut. 
Rhode  Island. 
Massachusetts. 

Kew  York  and  Conn. 


Connecticut. 

Conn,  and  New  York. 
Rhode  Island. 
Ridgeiield,  Conn. 
Lono-  Island,  X.  Y. 


ADDRESS    of    COMPILER. 

Prof.  Jonathan  Tennej-,  Owego, 

N.  Y. 
Fred.  A.   Ilolden,    Washington, 

D.  C. 
Rev.    Horace    Edwin    Haydcn, 

Point  Pleasant,  W.  Ya. 
John  F.  Rich,  Boston,  Mass. 
Rev.  I^Ioscs  F.  Runnels,  Sanborn- 

ton,  N.  II. 
Rev.  Dr.  I.  W.  K.  Handy,  Mt. 
Sidney,  Augusta  Co.,  Yn. 
r  Nathaniel  F.     Safford,     Boston, 
I       Mass. 

■}  Martin   H.   Stafford,   P.  0.  Bo.x 
l^      2.8S6,  New  York  City. 
J.   A.   Salisbury,    M.D.",    Cleve- 
land, O. 
Martin  B.  Scott,  Cleveland,  0. 
fRev.    Enoch    Sandford,    Rayn- 
J      liani,  ilass. 

\  Elliot  Sanford.  Esq.,   21   Nassau 
1^      street,  New  York  City. 
C.  I.  Scotield,  Atchinson,  Kans. 
Martin  B.  Scott,  Cleveland,  O. 
Wm.  B.  Trask,  18  Somerset,  st., 

Boston,  Mass. 
Chas.  J.   Seymour,  M.D.,  Bing- 

hamton,  N.  Y. 
S.  S.  Purple,  M.D.,  86  W.  22d 

street,  New  York  City. 
Mrs.  E.  Sherwood,  1,57(;  S.  8th 

street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
]\[artin  B.  Scott,  Cleveland,  O. 
1).  "\V.  Patterson,  Newark  Valle}-, 

N.  Y. 
Fred.   A.  Ilolden,   "Washington, 

D.  C. 
Stephen  Smith,  M.D.,  New  York 
City. 

Capt.  Benj.  Root  Spclman,  582 

13roadway,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
Thos.  Spooncr,  Reading,  0. 


Conn.,  N.  Y.  and  N.  J. 


(new  and  enl.  edition.) 
New  York. 

(Warwick)R.  I.,  Va.,N.C.  Martin   II.   Stafford,  P.  O.  Box 
2.836,  New  York  City. 
And.  J.  Stevens,  U.  S.  Consul  at 
Windsor,  Out.,  Canada— P.  0. 
Box  1,044,  Detroit,  Mich. 
S.  E.   Stiles,  M.D.,  178  Atlantic 
street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
(Anthony,  of  Boston,  «cw 

edltio7i.) 
(John,  of  Groton,  Conn.) 
(John,  of  Ilinoham.Mass.) 
(John,    of     Wethersfield,  "D.  W.  Patterson,  Newark  Yalley, 
Conn.)  N.  Y. 

Rev.    Edwin   M.    Stone,  Provi- 
dence, R.  I. 
Isaac  Story,  Esq.,  Boston,  Mass. 
New  York. 


Rev.  E.  W.  Stoddard,  Succasun- 
na,  N.  J. 


1872.] 


List  of  American  FamiUes. 


141 


FAMILY, 

Templk, 

Ten  Etjck, 
Texney, 

Terry, 

TriAYEE, 
TliACHER, 

TnuRSTOX, 

TlUinffhasi', 
Townsend, 
Tower, 
Towv, 

TOWXE, 

Trask, 

Trowbridge, 

TURSER, 

TUTIIILL, 
TUTTLE, 

Tyler, 

UnderliUl, 

Upiiam, 

Upton, 

Valentine, 
Van  Wie, 

Wailcs, 

Wakefield, 

Wakeley, 

Warner, 

Waterman, 

Waters, 

WatkinSy 


Massachusetts. 
K  Y.  and  N.  J. 

Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

Massachusetts. 
From  Ed\vard  of  R.  I. 
Rhode  Island, 
Rhode  Island. 
Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts. 

And  other   Newport, 

families. 
Western,  Mass. 

Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

Vermont. 
Massachusetts. 

Long  Island,  K  Y. 

Massachusetts. 

Long  Island,  N.  Y. 
New  York. 

Maryland. 

Massachusetts. 


Rhode  Island. 

Rhode  Island. 

Maryland. 

New  Hampshire. 


ADDRESS    OF    COMPILER. 

f  William   Temple,    East    Wo- 

-]      burn,  Mass. 

(  W.H.Whitmore,  Boston,Mass. 

Prof.  .Jonathan  Tenney,  Owego, 

N.  Y. 
f  Stewart  Terry,  Southold,  Snff. 
J      Co.,  N.  Y. 

1  Stephen  Terry,  Lock  Bo.x  15, 
[      Hartford,  Conn. 
Bezaleel  Thayer. 
I).    W.    Allen,    P.  0.    Box  202, 
Vineland,  N.  J. 
,  le-l'Z.Chas.    L.    Thurston,    New   Ro- 
chelle,  N.  Y. 
Gen.  Geo.  S.  Greene,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 
Fred.    A.    Ilolden,  Washington, 
-       D.  C. 
Wm.  S.    Tower,  Waterville,  N. 
Y. 

Wm.  B.  Towne,  18   Somerset  st., 
Boston,  Mass. 

Wm.  B.  Trask,  18   Somerset  st., 
Boston.  Mass. 

Rev.  F.  W.  Chapman,  Prospect, 
Ct. 
R.  I.    Henry   E.  Turner,  M.D.,    New- 
port, R.  I. 

Clias.  N.  Hajiion,  107  Front  st., 
N.  Y.  City. 

Hon.    W.    ll.    Tuthill,    Tipton, 
Iowa. 

E.  G.  Tattle,  Dorset,  Vt. 

Rev.    Wm.  Tyler,   Auburndale, 
Mass. 

(  Abraham    S.    Underbill,   106 

-       Broadway,  N.  Y. 

(  J.  T.  Bowne,  Salina,  Kansas. 

S.  C.  Parkhurst  (care  R.  H.  Bur- 
dell),  320  B'way,  N.  Y.  City. 

Rev.  John  A.  Vinton,  Winches- 
ter, Mass. 

J.  T.  Bowne,  Salina,  Kans.as. 

Miss  M.  Waterman,  Albany,  N. 
Y. 

Rev.  I.W.  K.  Handy,  Mt.  Sidney, 
Augusta  Co.,  Va. 

Rev.  John  Lawrence,    Reading, 
Mass. 

Rev.  J.  B.  Wakeley,  Newburgh, 
N.  Y. 
C  Gen.  Geo.  S.  Greene,  AVashing- 
J      ton,  D.  C. 

)  Fred.  A.  Ilolden,  Washington, 
L     I).  C. 

Fred.  A.    Holden,   Washington, 
D.  C. 

Rev.  I.  W.  K.   Handy,  Mt.   Sid- 
ney, Augusta  Co.,  Va. 

H'y  "B.  Atherton,  Esq.,  Nashua, 
N.  H. 


142 


List  of  American  Families. 


[July, 


FAMTLT. 

ORIGIN. 

AVebstee, 
Weeks, 

Massachusetts. 
Long  Island,  N.  Y 

Wellman, 

Massachusetts. 

TVENTWORTn, 

Westcott, 

Rhode  Island. 

Whipple, 

White, 

W/iithiff, 

WlllTMORE, 

Rhode  Island, 
Massachusetts. 
Massachusetts.  - 
Massachusetts. 

Whitney, 

Wickes, 

Khode  Island. 

Wikon, 

Maryland. 

WUlinwn, 
Williams, 

Rhode  Island. 
Rhode  Island. 

Winders, 

Maryland. 

"WlNSLOW, 

Massachusetts. 

WiNTimop, 

Massachusetts. 

WOODBEIDGE, 

Woodivard, 

Wyman, 
"Wynkoop, 


Conn,  and  X.  Y. 

Massachusetts. 
New  York. 


ADDRESS    OF    COMPILER. 

Alfred  Poor,  Salem,  Mass. 
and  R.I. Gen.  Geo.  S.    Greene,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 

Rev.  Joshua  Wellman,  D.D., 
Newton,  Mass. 

Hon.  John  Wentworth,  Chicago, 
111. 

M.  H.  Stafford,  P.  0.  Bo.\,  2,836, 
N.  Y.  City. 

Martin  B.  Scott,  Cleveland,  O. 

W.  H.  AVhitmore,  Boston,  Mass. 

W.  H.  Whitraore,  Boston.  Mass. 

Rev.  Fred.  A.  Whitney,  Brigh- 
ton, Mass. 

Fred.  A.  Holden,  Washington, 
D.  C. 

Rev.  I.  W,  K.  Handy,  Mt.  Sid- 
nev,  Augusta,  Va. 

Martin  B.  Scott,  Cleveland,   0. 

Fred.   A.    Ilolden,  Washington, 

D.  C. 

Rev.  I.  W.  K.  Handy,  Mt.  Sid- 
ney. Augusta,  Va. 

D.  P.  Holt-.n,  M.D.,  148  E.  7Sth 
St.,  N.  Y.  City. 

Hon.  Robert  C.  Winthrop,  Bos- 
ton, Mass. 

Mrs.  Lucy  W.  Davis  (wife  of  Dr. 

E.  H.  Davis),  N.  Y.  City. 
CAshbel      Woodward,       M.D., 

J       Franklin,  Ct. 
1  H.  R.  Stiles,  M.D.,   162  Ninth 
t      av.,   N.  Y. 
Thos.  B.  AYyman,    18  Somerset 

St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
Richard  Wynkoop,    119   Broad- 
way, N.  Y.  City. 


Andover  (N.  H.), 
Cuarlestown  (N.  H.), 

East  Haddam  (Ct.), 

Granville, 

Lunenburg  (Mass.), 

Newark  Valley  (Tioga  Co. 

N.  Y.), 
New  Utrecht  (Kings  Co., 

N.  Y.), 

QUEENSBURY   (N.  Y.), 
SoUTIIAilPTON  (L.   I.), 

Wiiately  (Mass.), 


COLLECTIVE  WOEKS. 

Geo.  E.  Emery,  Lynn,  Mass. 
History  of  Cong.  Church.    Rev.  H.  11.  Sanderson,    Charles- 
ton. Sullivan  Co.,  N.  H. 
Folks-Book.  D.  W.  Patterson,  Newark  Valley, 

Tioga  Co.,  N.  Y. 
Genealoqies  of  S.  S.  Barlow.    M.D.,  53  E.   21st 

St.,  N.  Y.  City. 
Hist,  and  Geneal.  of  Geo.    A.    Cunningham,    Lunen- 

burg, Mass. 
,  Geneal.  Catalogue  of  first  D.  W.    Patterson,  Newark  Val- 

Church  of  ley,  N.  Y. 

Hist,  and  Geneal.  Hon.  T.  G.   Bergen,  Baj'  Ridge 

P.  O.,  N.  Y. 
Hist,  and  Geneal.  A.    W.    Holden,    M.D.,     Glens 

Falls,  N.  Y. 
Hist,  of:  Additions  to  the    Rev.     Geo.     R.    Howell.     State 
genealogies   in  Library,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

Rev.  J.  II.  Temple,  Framingham, 
Mass. 


1872,]  Society  s  Proceedings.  143 

FAMILY.  ORIGIN.  ADDRESS    OF    COMPILER. 

Wallixgford  (Conn.),  Genoal.  of  37  families.  Chas.  H.  S.  Davis,    M.D.,   Meri- 

den,  Ct. 
Winchester  (Conn.),  Genealogies  of  John  Boyd.  West  Winsted,  Ct. 

Virginia,  Families  ot  R.  C  Brock,  Richmond ,  Va. 

Yates  County  (N.  Y.),         Hist,  and  Geneal.  S.  C.  Cleveland,  Penn  Ynn,  N.  Y. 

Also   new    editions  of  Durrie's  Index  to  American  Pedigrees,  and  Whitraore's  Haiid- 
Book  of  American  Genealogy. 

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THE  SOCIETY'S  PKOCEEDINGS. 

Meetinq,  April  1  Zth.  Mr.  Edward  F.  De  Lancey  read  a  historical  paper,  entitled 
"Jacob  Leisler,  his  Medal,  and  his  Descendants."  The  pedigree  of  Martin  Hawley 
Stafford,  was  presented  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Pedigrees. 

Meeting,  April  21th.  Mr.  C.  B.  Moore  read  a  sketch  of  "Samuel  Edsall,  Hatter;  a 
companion  of  Gov.  ''Jacob  Leisler."  The  Committee  on  Pedigrees  reported  that  they 
had  examined  the  pedigree  of  M.  H.  Stafford,  and  had  found  it  to  contain  ninety-si.x 
items,  out  of  the  one  hundred  and  thirteen  required  by  tiie  committee  to  make  it  com- 
plete. The  President  called  attention  to  the  gift  to  the  Society  by  Masters  ]\Ioreau 
and  Drowne  of  "  The  Diary  of  Solomon  Drowne,  M.D.,  with  genealogical  notes," 
printed  by  them. 

ATeeting,  May  Wth.  Mr.  J.  J.  Latting,  in  the  absence  of  the  Librarian,  S.  Hast- 
ings Grant,  reported  large  donations  of  books  and  pamphlets.  Mr.  Rudolph  B. 
Irmtraut,  heraldic  paimer  presented  a  beautifully  illuminated  seal  of  the  Society,  and 
on  motion  of  Dr.  Wm.  F.  Holcombe,  a  vote  of  thanks  was  given  to  the  donor,  and  the 
picture  was  referred  to  the  Library  Committee  to  be  framed  and  hung  in  the  Society's 
rooms.  On  motion  of  Dr.  Edward  B.  O'Callaghan,  a  committee,  consisting  of  Dr. 
O'Callaghan,  Rev.  Beverly  R.  Betts  and  Edward'F.  De  Lancey,  Esq..  was  appointed  to 
report  the  best  way  of  securing  a  diagram  of,  and  a  record  of  the  inscriptions  on  the 
tomb-stones  in,  the  various  cemeteries  of  this  city,  especially  of  Trinity  Church  and 
St.  Paul's.  Dr.  O'Callaghan  read  a  paper,  entitled"  "  Early  History  of  the  New  York 
Bar,''  includiog  biographies  of  Sampson  Shelton  Brougliton,  May  Bickley,  David 
Jamison  and  Francis  Harrison,  all  of  whom  were  Recorders,  and  the  first  three 
Attorneys-General  of  the  Province  of  New  York. 

Meeting,  May  25th.  Tlie  Committee  on  Census  presented  their  report.  Mr.  C.  B. 
Moore  read  a  paper  concerning  the  impressment  of  soldiers  in  Connecticut  during  the 
French  war.  Rev.  Beverly  R.  Betts  read  a  biographical  sketch  of  the  late  Dr.  Natha- 
niel F.  Moore,  President  of  Columbia  College. 

Meeting,  June  8th.  Dr.  O'Callaghan  reported,  as  chairman,  the  action  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  City  Cemeteries,  and  Messrs.  E.  B.  O'Callaghan,  Win.  F.  Holcombe,  M.  H. 
Stafford,  J.  J.  Latting,  H.  H.  Stiles  and  Elliot  Sandford,  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
carry  out  the  purpose  of  the  resolution  adopted  May  11th.  '  C.  B.  M<>ore,  Esq.,  read 
sketches  of  Samuel  Moore,  native  of  Southold,  L.  L,  and  of  Samuel  Moore,  native  of 
Salisbury,  Ct. 


NOTES  ON  BOOKS. 

"The  Corm^in  Genkalogy — (Curwin,  Curwen,  Corwine) — in  the  United  States,  by 
"(Rf.v.)  Edward  Tanjore  CoRM-iN,  Millstone,  N.  J."  N.  Y.  S.W.Green.  1872. 
8vo.,  pp.  2-1  &  284. 

This  long  promised  work  is  issued.  The  price,  §3,  may  be  forwarded  to  the  author. 
He  deserves  prompt  re-imburscmcnt  of  his  outlay.  He  offers  to  others — at  small  cost — 
the  "  result  of  the  slow  accumulation  of  many  years."  The  great  labor  and  care  of  this 
is  evidently  not  sought  to  be  recompensed.  This  is  the  first  complete  genealogy 
originating"  nominally  at  Ipswich.  Mass.,  but  really  from  the  old  town  of  Southold,  L.  L 
of  one  of  the  earliest  English  settlers  of  the  present  State  of  New  York.  The  author 
says  "  it  only  recently  became  possible,"  bj' means  of  the  "Indexes  of  Soufhold."  Otliers, 
exhibiting  equal  diligence,  it  is  hoped  may  follow,  until  we  shall  have  a  clear  and  dis- 
tinct idea  of  the  history — long  buried — in 'that  region.     Of  the  arrangement  "  in  alpha- 


144  Notes  on  Bools.  [J^^^^y, 

belical  order  of  Christian  names,"  we  need  not  speak.  It  has  some  excuse  in  the  large 
number  of  names,  scattered  all  over  the  country,  of  whieli  the  author,  after  much  cor- 
respondence, has  failed  to  receive  anj'  satisfactory  account.  Its  merit  must  depend 
upon  its  success  or  failure,  in  being  comprehended  by  those  interested.  As  a  pioneer, 
like  the  man  whose  numerous  descendants  it  chiefly  describes  (many  of  them  also 
pioneers),  the  author  has  performed  well  the  introductory  work  necessary  to  reach  a 
more  advanced  stage  of  completeness.  "We  apprehend  lie  will  receive  so  many  fillings  U]) 
of  blank  spaces,  that  we  shall  at  some  future  period  have  his  active  pen  again  enlisted. 
Tlie  old  wills  wliich  he  has  copied,  are  important.  Other  records,  of  course,  will  come  to 
light.  The  work  is  full  of  instruction.  The  author's  keen  perception  of  the  advantages 
attending  genealogical  studies,  and  his  happy  illustrations  on  this  topic  will  commend  the 
work  to  all  his  fellow  members.  His  references  to  Hungarian  history,  and  to  the  part 
which  Hungarians  took  in  the  great  Protestant  struggle,  are  of  themselves  highly  interest- 
ing, and  ha  jipily  introduce  to  us  "  Matthias  Corwin,"  the  early  settler  of  our  6tate  bearing 
the  ancient  Hungarian  name  of  honor.  His  English  and  American  History  is  well  and 
tersely  given.  The  original  meaning  of  the  many  Christian  names  scattered  through 
tlie  work,  which  the  learned  MTiter  has  conveniently  introduced,  will  make  the  work — 
with  its  many  attractions — a  desirable  one  for  a  large  class  of  readers.  The  history  of 
our  country, "from  the  commencement,  will  be  gathered  by  the  student  from  such  works, 
— and  some  part  of  it  from  no  other  sources.  An  e.xample  may  be  found  at  p.  45,  2d 
Edward,  "  taken  from  his  family  in  the  night,  by  a  press-gang,  in  the  time  of  the  French 
war,  1755  ;  put  on  a  ship,  where  he  died  in  about  3  or  4  years,  without  ever  getting 
back  to  his  family  "(a  wife  and  6  children  !)  This  Avas  the  way  loyalty  was  taught — 
to  the  east  end  of  L.  I.  Of  a  family  essentially  martial — the  soldiers,  of  course,  turned 
out  to  support  Congress.  The  "  dispersion  "  all  over  the  country,  gave  room  for  growth, 
and  is  one  of  the  most  curious  results.  The  full  and  laborious  general  Index,  at  the 
end,  is  deserving  of  highest  praise.  We  have  not  time  to  test  its  accuracy  fully,  but  so 
far  as  we  have  tried,  it  has  been  found  correct.  c.  b.  m. 

Genealogy  of  the  Maule  Family,  witu  a  brief  Account  of  Thomas  Maule,  of  Salem, 
Massachusetts,  the  Ancestor  of  the  Family  in  tiik  United  States.  8  vo.,  15  pp. 
A  modest,  but  very  interesting  sketch  (it  can  hardly  be  called  a  genealogy — being 
quite  deficient  in  dates)  of  the"  English  family  of  this  name,  and  of  the  American 
descendants  of  the  sturdy  old  Quaker,  polemical  writer  and  disputant,  whose  only 
(known)  son  John,  disgusted  with  the  bigotry  of  the  Salem  Puritans,  which  had  ren- 
dered his  whole  New  England  life  a  scene  of  contention,  and  not  caring  to  "fight it  out 
on  that  line"— sought  a  peaceful  home  and  liberty  of  conscience  under  the  benign  in- 
fluences which  surrounded  Penn's  colony  at  Philadelphia,  whither  he  went  about 
17i)0-l.  There  ho  married,  and,  in  this  handsome  pamphlet,  his  descendants  are  briefly 
sketched  and  traced  down  to  the  late  Israel  Maule,  of  Philadelphia, — by  whose  son 
"William,  as  we  suppose,  this  labor  of  family  love  has  been  so  gracefully  performed. 

H.    R.    s. 

Records  OF  the  Proprietors  of  Narraganset  Township,  No.  1,  now   the    Town  of 
Buxton,  Maine,  from  Avgust  1st,  1733  to  January  4th,  1811,  with  a  Documentary 
,v  Introduction    by    "Williaji   F.    Goodwin,    Captain  U.    S.   Army,  Concord,  N.   H.  : 
Privately  printed,  1871  [for  Cyrus  Woodman,  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  and  Captain  Wm, 
F.  Goodwin,  of  Concord,  N.  11. :  only  291  copies].     Bvo.,  pp.  xx.,  400. 
The  introductory  chapter  of  this  book  is,  as  its  author  justly  claims,  "wider  in  its 
scope  than  that  ot  a  locid  history.    It  pertains,  in  an  essential  sense,  to  the  Narraganset 
Avar  ;   and  its  documentary  ])ages  will  be  recognized  as  of  some  worth  to  early  general 
New  England  History ;   disclosing  information  essential  to  the  right  understanding  of 
memorable  events  ;  correcting  misapprehensions  and  removing  unjust  aspersions,  which 
the  conjectures  of  historians  liaA-e  perpetuated,"  and  disclosing,  among  other  things, 
"  the  origin  of  the  system  of  donating  from  the  public  domain  in  recompense  for  mili- 
tary services."      Tlie  book  is  admirably  constructed,  on   a  simple,  but,   comprehensive 
])lan.     If  the  history  of  each  of  the  seven  toAvnships  (viz.:    Buxlon,  Mc.  ;    Westminster, 
Jdixs.  ;   Amherst,  JV.  II.;   Goffsloivn,  Mass.,  including  part  of  Manchester,  N.  H.,  and 
Gieenwich;    Bedford,    Jfrtss, " including  part   of    Manchester   and   ilerrimack,   N.  II.; 
Templeton,  Mass.;    Gorham,  Me.)  granted  to  soldiers  of  the  Narraganset  war  and  their 
representative;',  could  be  so  written,  in  the  same  manner,  we  should  have  a  body  of  early 
hi^torv  of  no  ordinary  value  and  interest.      And   it  is  not  unreasonable^  to  hope  that 
they  may  yet  be  written   since  the  original   records  of  these  seven  townships  are  still 
preserved;  and  the  introductory  portion  of  the  history  of  the  whole  seven  has  already 


1872.]  Notes  and  Qxeries.  145 

been  gathered  in  the  Introductory  chapter  to  this  voUime  before  ns  The  genealogist  will 
gratefully  notice  the  numerous  military  nmster-rolls,  biographical  sketclies,  and  family 
histories  witli  which  the  volume  is  appropriately  annotated,  viz.:  descendants  of  Abiel 
and  Samuel  Goodwin,  Dea.  Timothy  Hazellinc,  "Mark  Hounds,  Capts.  John  and  Daniel 
Lane.  Isaac  Hancock,  Joshua  Kuuhdll,  Capt.  John  Elden,  Samuel  Bragdcn,  Capt.  Thomas 
and  Esq.  Jacob  Bradbury,  etc.  "•  ^-  ^■ 

Journal  of  a   Cruise    in    the  Fall  of    ITSO  in  the  Private  Sloop  of  War,  Hope, 

BY    Solomon  Drowne,  M.D.  of  Provibence,    R.  I.,  with    "Notes"    by    Henry  T. 

Drowne.     New  York.     18'i'2.     8vo.,  p.  27. 

Two  young  amateur  printers.  Master  Charles  L.  (son  of  Chas.  B.)  3Ioreau,  and  Mas- 
ter Henry  11.  (son  of  Henry  T.)  Drowne,  of  this  city,  both  aged  about  13  years,  have 
just  issued  this  work  by  subscription,  from  the  private  press  of  the  former,  and  in  a 
limited  edition  of  \W  copies.  It  is  a  most  beautiful  illustration  of  what  can  be  accom- 
plished by  the  careful  direction  of  youthful  tastes  and  boyish  energies  in  some  practical 
and  useful  pursuit.  Owing  probably  to  want  of  experience  and  lack  of  some  of  the 
necessary  facilities  for  making  up  the  matter  into  "  forms,"  the  work  is  printed  on  one 
side  only  of  the  pages — but,  in  every  other  respect — in  evenness  of  color,  delicacy  of 
impression  and  tasteful  adaptation  of  type — it  is  an  exquisite  «)0)Tca?<  of  printing  which 
will  bear  comparison  with  the  work  of  some  of  our  large  establishment.s.  The  "  Notes  " 
consist  of  a  biographical  sketch  of  the  author  of  the  Journal,  Dr.  Solomon  Drowne,  a 
gentleman  whose  social  standing  in  his  day,  as  well  as  his  admirable  personal  traits, 
rendered  him  well  worthy  of  this  simple  memorial ;  and — last,  but  not  least  interesting 
to  gQUQoXoglsis,  a^hovt  geiualogy  of  the  Browne  Family.  h.  r.  s. 

Historical   Collections   of   thk  American   Colonial  Church. 

The  second  volume  of  the  above  great  work,  entitled  "Papers  relating  to  the 
History  of  the  Church  in  Pennsylvania,  A.D.  1680-1778,  was  issued  in  December  last. 
In  point  of  the  literary  ability  of  its  editorship,  and  the  completeness  and  elegance  of 
its  external  appearance,  it  is  fully  equal  to  the  "  Papers  relating  to  the  History  of  the 
Church  in  Virginia,"  which  formed  the  first  of  the  series.  Massachusetts  furnishes  the 
material  for  the  third  volume,  and  the  series  promises  to  be  one  of  rare  interest  and 
value.  The  editor  (Rev.  Wm.  Stevens  Perry,  D.  U.,  of  Geneva,  N.  Y.)  makes  an  earnest 
appeal  for  increased  "  exertion  on  the  part  of  even  a  few  of  the  subscribers"  towards 
securing  "the  seventeen  additional  subscribers  who  alone  can  be  received,  and  thus 
lessen  the  cost  of  the  volume  (nearly  one-fourth)  to  each  subscriber." 

Act  of  Incorporation,  By-Laavs   and    Officers  of   the   New    London    County  His- 
torical Society.     November,  1871.     New  London,  1871.     12mo.,  7  pp. 
^\e  call  attention  to  this  pamphlet,  by  way  of  atoning  for  the  oversight  which,  in 

our  notice  of  the  organization  of  the  Society,*in  the  January  number  of  the  Recokd, 

omitted  the  word  "  County." 

The  Mother's  Register,  translated  from   the   French  of  J.  B.  Foussagrives,    and 

published  by  John  Ross  &  Co.,  New  York,    affords  a  convenient  method  for  kec]nng 

domestic  records,  which  will  aid  the  "family  doctor"  and  parents  in  some  questions  of 

domestic  hygiene. 


NOTES  AXD  QUEEIES. 


A  Remarkable  Gathering. — The  venerable  Judge  Jeffrey  O.  Phelps,  of  Simsbury, 
celebrated  his  eighty-first  birthday  on  the  1st  of  "February,  1872,  by  inviting  to  his 
house  the  friends  and  associates  of  his  early  life,  residing  in  his  vicinity.  The  following 
aged  persons  were  present,  all  residing  in  Simsbury  : 

AGES.  AGES.  AGES. 

Judge  John  0.  Pettibone,  8-1  Mr.  Harvey  Allen,  78  Mrs.  Lucy  AV.  Ensign,  71 

Hon'  Noah  A.  Phelps,       S3  Mrs.  Harvey  Allen,  67  Mr.  Zopliar  St.  John,  72 

•Rev  Curtis  Goddard,       82  Mr.  Alpheus  Chaffee,  77  Mrs.  Zophar  St.  John,  63 

:Mrs.  Curtis  Goddard,  *      78  Mrs.  Alpheus  Chaffee,  62  ]\[rs.  Hannah  L.  Phelps,  70 

Mr.  Whiting  Shepherd,    83  :\Ir.  Julius  Chapman,  77  Mr.  Watson  Wilcox,  69 

Mrs.  Abigail  Hoskins,      So  Mrs.  Fanny  Tuller,  75  Mrs.  Watson  Wilcox.  59 

Mr.  Obed  Higley,              81  Mrs.  Betsey  Nobles,  75  Mrs.  Mary  Babcock,  65 

Mrs.  Dolly  G.Humphrey,  79  Mr.  Hector  F.  Phelps,  74  Mrs.  Saliua  Belden,  63 

Miss  Catherine  Phelps,     73  Mrs.  Maria  Wilcox,  74 


146  Notes  and  Queries.  [July, 

The  total  ages  of  the  above,  (induding  Judge  Phelps),  twenty-seven  persons,  is  1,995 
years,  an  average  of  74  years.  A  bounteous  dinner  was  provided,  after  partaking  of 
whicli  the  afternoon  was  spent  in  singing  Auld  Lamj  Sync,  and  otlier  old  and  familiar 
songs,  and  reciting  to  each  otlier  the  scenes  and  incidents  of  their  youth.  It  was  a 
happy  gathering  of  these  venerable  persons. — Nor  walk  {Conn.)  Sentinel. 

Almanacs. — Were  any  almanacs  published  in  New  England  or  New  York,  for  the 
3"ear  1752,  which  did  not  conform  to  new  style.  I  have  an  old  record  of  deaths,  kept 
in  East  Windsor,  Conn.,  the  author  of  which  seems  to  liave  ignored  the  cliange  of  style; 
for  he  notes  deaths  as  occurring  on  "  Sep.  5,"  "  Sep.  7,"  "  Sep.  11,"  and  near  the  end  of 
the  year  says,  "  Widow  Hannah  Grant,  d.  Dec.  17,  1752,"  while  her  gravestone  has  the 
date  "Dec.'28,  1752."  d.  w.  r. 

BocKEE  Abstract  of  the  will  of  Abraham  Bockce  of  the  City  of  New  York ;  dated 
October  2d,  1702.  He  was  of  the  Huguenot  family  Bocquet,  also  spelled  Bokee  in  some 
branches. 

Bequeaths  to  his  eldest  son  his  lands  at  Pokkeepsinck  in  Dutchess  County 
and  £10;  to  each  of  his  other  children  £30;  to  his  wife  Tankee,  his  plantation  at 
Acquacquanunc  in  the  province  of  East  New  Jersey,  with  his  cattle  and  horses  tliereon, 
and  all  his  personal  property  except  as  before  mentioned ;  but  in  case  of  htr  marrying 
again,  she  being  only  tenant  for  life,  and  at  her  decease  the  property  to  be  made  good 
to  the  children,  to  each  an  equal  share  thereof. 

Appoints  his  wife  Tankee,  Andrew  Tiebout  and  Christopher  Stenness  his  executors. 
Wi'nesses:  Wolfert  Webber.  Ed'd  J.  Cole  and  Wm.  Huddleston. 

His  children  were:  (1)  Johannes  (no  issue).  {■>)  Jacobus.  His  widow  married  Daniel 
Phoenix,  and  his  only  son  Abraham,  born  1717,  married  Maria  Carr,  was  a  merchant  in 
New  York  in  and  about  1750,  but  soon  after  moved  to  the  Nine  Partners  in  Dutchess 
County.  He  left  children:  Mary  married  Isaac  Salkekl  of  Mauch  Chunk.  Peiin. ;  Annetie 
married  Wm.  Pugsley  of  the  Nine  Partners,  and  Jacob  married,  April  17th,  178^^.  to 
Ca'herine  Smith,  daughter  of  Isaac  Smith  and  Margaret  Piatt.  (H)  Abraham;  son, 
William,  who  had  sons:    John,  Frederick,  Abi-aham  and  William ;    daughters:    Ilylar, 

Rebecca  and .  These  four  sons,  their  descendants  are  all  of  the  name  in  and  about  New 

York,  Philadelphia,  or  Baltimore.  (4)  Isaac  (no  knowledge  of).  (5)  Mauriiie,  married 
Sampson  Benson,  (ti)  Jacomintic,  married  Ilendrick  Brevoort.  (7)  Catalina,  married 
Derick  Benson.     (8)  Tankee,  married  Ilendrick  Pearce. 

Any  information  of  either  of  the  above  branches  will  be  thankfully  received, 
addressed  to  Jacob  Bockkk,  Jr.,  Shekomeko,  N.  Y. 

/  Cromwell. — That  John  J.  Cromwell  waa  a  descendant  of  Col.  John  Cromwell,  3rd 
I  son  of  Sir  Oliver  Cromwell,  appears  by  the  Pedigree  contained  in  the  Appendix  to 
/  Bolton's  History  of  West-Chester  County,  Vol  ii,  p.  512,  where  it  is  stated  that,  besides 
j  a  daughter,  Joan,  Col.  Cromwell  had  a  son,  Jolin,  wh(j  emigrated  from  Holland  to  New- 
I  Netherland,  and  settled  at  Long-Neck,  afterwards  called  Cromwell's  Neck,  Westchester 
1    County.  J.  J.  L. 

Genealogical  Notes  of  New  Youk  Families  in  Pennsylvania. — From  a  family 
place  of  burial  known  as  the  "  Rodman"  or  "  Gibbs"  Graveyard,  situated  in  a  woods 
several  hundred  yards  from  the  turnpike  above  Eddington  Station,  Bensalen  Township, 
Bucks  County,  Penna.  This  place  which  was  formerly  the  seat  of  the  "  Rodman 
Family,"  is  now  occupied  by  William  B.  Mann,  Esq.  On  a  fine  large  flat  stone  of  white 
liiarble  of  about  5  feet  by  3,  and  3  feet  from  the  ground,  is  the  following: 

"In  memory  of  |  Richard  Gibbs  Esquire  |  who  died  October  the  5th  1795.  |  He  was 
born  at  We.stbury  |  in  Wilt.shire.  I^nglanu  |  on  the  22d  of  July  1723  |  came  to  this 
Country  in  1746  |  settled  in  Bucks  County  |  where  he  married  in  17  53  |  Margery 
Harrison  |  of  the  State  of  New  York.  |  In  1770  he  purchased  this  Farm  |  And  Lived  on 
it  tlie  rest  of  his  Life  |  and  by  his  directions  was  |  Interred  here." 

"  Wilson  &,  Hampton,  Fecit." 

From  a  grave-j-ard  believed  to  have  been  that  of  a  Dutch  Reformed  Church,  in  Bucks 
County,  Penna.,  on  the  Buck  Road  above  Feasterville,  opposite  Southampton  Township 
School  House  No.  4: 

"  Sacred  to  the  memory  of  |  Benjamin  Larzellere  |  of  Staten  Island,  who  died  |  June 
17th  1805  I  aged  28  years  11  months  and  23  days.  | 

Hark  from  the  Tombs  a  doleful  sound  |  My  ears  attend  the  cry  |  Ye  living  men  come 
view  the  ground  |  Where  you  must  sliortly  lie." 

The  name  of  "  Lazellere"  is  still  common  in  Bucks  Co. 


1872.]  Notes  and  Queries.  147 

From  the  "Penii.a.  Chmnicle,"  p.  118,  Au;?.  ITth,  1767.  Plnla.:  "  A  few  days  ago  died 
in  this  City  Mr.  I.  J.  Read,  M.D.,  a  Gentleman  who  lately  arrived  here  from 
New  York." 

In  Bradford's  Weekly  Mercnrv,  published  in  Phila.,  imder  the  head  of  News  from 
New  York,  we  find  the  following:  "  New  York  April  Oth  1724.  On  the  2d  Instant  in 
the  morning  died,  and  on  the  4th  was  Decently  Interred  here,  May  Bickley  Esq:  an 
Eminent  Lawyer  of  this  place,  who  was  Universally  beloved  for  his  Probity,  Charity, 
Sincerity  etc.,  his  Death  is  General}*  Lamented." 

From    Christ   Church    (Prot.  Epis.)    "Book    of  Burial    Inscriptions,"  Phila.,  by  Mr. 
Edward  Clark,  a  scarce  work,  j).  fil  :    Samuel   Stilwell    |    of  the   city  of  New  York    | 
merchant   |    who  departed  this  life  of  vicissitude    |    in  the  41st  year  of  his  age  |  and  on 
the  10th  day  of  December  j  Anno  Domini  170.5. 

In  the  old  Baptist  Church-yard  of  Southampton,  Bucks  Co.,  Penna.,  is  the  following: 

Here  lies  intered  the  mortal  man  |  Elder  Thomas  B.  Montayne  |  Born  in  the  City  of 
New  York  |  January  29th  1769.  |  Baptized  bv  Elder  Jno  Gano  1780  |  Licensed  1787  | 
Ordained  1788  |  Pastor  of  Warwick  Church,  N.  Y.  |  12  years  and  6  mo.  |  Moved  to  Pel. 
1801  I  Pastor  of  Southampton  until  his  death  |  Sept.  27th  1829  |  whole  time  in  the 
ministry  42  Years  |  the  chief  of  sinners  and  the  least  of  saints  |  Written  with  his  own 
hand  in  the  61st  Year  of  his  Life.  |  Beneath  this  stone  we  laid  our  mother  |  Ann 
Edmonds,  wife  of  |  Rev.  Thomas  B.  ISIontayne  \  Born  in  the  State  of  New  York  | 
Januarv  27th  1771  |  Died  June  2d  1860  |  So  Jesus  slept  God's  dying  Son  \  Passed 
through  tlie  grave  and  blest  the  bed  |  Rest  here  blest  saints  till  from  his  throne  [  The 
luorning  break  and  pierce  the  shade. 

Camden,  K  J.  William  John  Potts. 

joxES.— The  Revd.  Isaac  Jones,  formerly  of  Litchfield,  Conn.,  but  now  deceased, 
descendant  in  the  4th  generation  from  Dep'y  Gov'r  William  Jones,  of  New  Haven,  is 
known  to  have  expended  nnich  time,  labor  and  careful  research  in  tracing  the  Gene- 
alogy of  his  familv.  In  the  year  1848,  he  furnished  to  the  late  Jacob  Bailey  Moore, 
Librarian  of  the"  New  York  Historical  Society,  a  brief  statement  of  the  result  of  his 
investigations,  whicii  Mr.  Moore  included  in  a  memoir  of  Gov'r  Theophilus  Eaton, 
published  in  the  Vol.  of  the  New  York  Historical  Society  Collections  for  1849  (Vol.  ii, 
2nd  Series,  p.  409,  &c.)  The  Querist  is  referred  to  this  article  as  the  authority  for  the 
general  statement  respecting  the  relationship  of  the  New  Haven  families  of  Jones  to 
Col.  John,  the  Regicide. 

It  is  there  asserted  very  positively  that  Dep'y  Gov'r  William  Jones  was  the  son  of 
Col.  John  Jones,  the  Regicide  ;  and  that  the  latter  had  two  other  sons— John,  from 
whom  descended  Sir  William  Jones,  and  Morgan,  irom  whom  came  Revd.  William 
Jones  of  Nayland. 

I  have  been  shown  the  original  letter  from  the  Revd.  Isaac  Jones  to  Mr.  Moore, 
which  accompanied  this  information,  wherein  the  writer  adds  that  he  then  had  in  his 
possession  "  all  the  documents  faithfully  copied  from  original  writings "  whicli  his 
"  pious  ancestors  left  behind  them,"  to  jn-ove  his  assertions.  I  have  instituted  enquiries 
for  these  papers,  and  learn  that,  after  Mr.  Jones'  death,  tliey  came  into  the  possession 
of  one  of  his  family,  residing  in  Chicago,  but  were  all  destroyed  by  the  recent  con- 
flagration in  that  city,  with  many  valualjle  original  family  portraits,  including  one  of 
the  Regicide  himself,  said  to  have  been  taken  in  London,  the  very  year  of  his  death, 
1660.  1  am  further  informed  that  copies  of  some  of  these  papers  were  made  some  years 
ago  by  a  relative  of  the  Revd.  Mr.  Jones,  which  I  trust  are  still  in  existence,  and  may 
yet  be  found.  . 

That  the  Rev.  William  Jones  of  Nayland  was  a  descendant  of  Col.  Jones,  the  Regi- 
cide, is  positively  stated  by  his  biographer,  who  adds:  "  His  father  was  Morgan  Jones, 
"  a  Welsh  gentleman  "     (Works  of  Rev.  William  Jones,  vol.  i,  p.  12.) 

That  Sir"  William  Jones  was  also  a  descendant  of  the  Regicide,  is  not  stated  in  any 
other  notice  or  memoir  of  him  tliat  I  have  seen.  It  will  be  observed  Lord  Teignmouth 
(his  biographer  and  great  admirer)  carefully  ignores  his  paternal  ancestry,  ^yhlle  he 
refers  to  his  maternal  descent  as  a  mutter  of  pride;  but,  it  is  said,  that  both  his  lather 
and  his  grandfather  were  natives  and  residents  of  Anglesey,  the  birth-place  and  resi- 
dence of  Col.  Jones.     (Life  of  Sir  William  Jones,  in  his  Works,  vol.  i,  p.  9,  &c.) 

These  facts  would  seem,  in  some  degree,  to  confirm  the  statements  of  the  Rev.  Isaac 

That  these  children  were  by  Catharine,  the  sister  of  Cromwell,  widow  of  Capt.  Roger 
Whetstone,  whom  Col.  Jones  married,  late  in  life,  may  be  questionable— perhaps,  is 


148  Notes  and  Queries.  [J^ily> 

improbable.  See  "  jSTarrative  of  the  late  Parliament,"  <fec.,  published  in  London,  1657, 
reprinted  in  Ilarleian  Jlissecllauy,  vol.  iii,  pp.  460,  465,  where  this  marriage  is  referred 
to  as  havinn;  then  "lately"  taken  place.  This  may  mean  one,  or  two,  or,  pos.siblj-,  three 
years  prior  to  that  time,  when  he  must  have  been  over  70  years  of  a^e,  having  been 
born,  as  it  is  said,  in  1579;  and  she,  near  60,  having  been  born  February  7,  1597. 
That  it  did  not  occur  j)rior  to  March,  1655,  may  be  inferred  from  the  correspondence 
between  Henry  Cromwell  and  Secretary  Tliurloe.  Col.  Jones,  wlio  had  been  one  of  the 
Commissioners  for  the  government  of  Ireland,  returned  to  England  in  ivXy,  1654  (Thur- 
loe's  State  jiapers,  vol.  ii,  p.  516).  He  seems  to  have  incurred  Henry  Ci-omwell's  dis- 
pleasure while  there,  who  in  writing  to  Thurloe  from  Dublin,  under  date  of  March  12, 
1C55,  speaks  of  him  as  one  "dissatisfied  with  the  Government,"  and  being  an  "oW 
Frotfdant"  and  "dangerous  and  prejudicial  to  the  publique  on  that  account"  (Thurloe, 
vol.  iv.,  p.  606).  On  the  2d  of  April  tbllowing,  Plenry  Cromwell  again  ^\Tites  to  Thur- 
loe, acknowledging  tlie  receipt  of  a  letter  from  Thurloe  to  him,  dated  the  25th  of  ilarcli 
(in  which  probably  Thurloe  had  acquainted  liira  with  the  news  that  Col.  Jones  was 
about  to  marry  his  aunt),  and  adds:  "  When  I  wrote  to  you  about  Col.  John  Jones,  I 
"  did  not  know  that  he  was  likely  to  bee  my  unkle.  Perhaps  that  may  serve  to  obleige 
"  him  to  faithfuUness  to  his  hiiihness  and  government.  I  wish  it  hath  as  good  an 
"influence  uppon  him  as  to  other  things;  but  you  have  silenc't  mee  as  to  him." 
(Id.  p.  672). 

The  Rev.  Isaac  Jones,  in  the  article  above  alluded  to,  in  giving  the  name  of  Col. 
Jones' wife,  states  it  to  have  been  "  Henrietta."  May  this  not  have  been -the  proper 
name  of  liis  first  wife,  the  mother  ot  his  children?  All  other  reliable  authorities 
show  that  the  name  of  Cromwell's  sister,  who  first  married  Roger  Whetstone,  was 
"  Catharine.'' 

Cromwell  Pe'Ugree  in  Bihliotheea  Top.  Brit.  No.  A'.l'A'Z  lieprinted  in  Clulle)-bnvl's 
Hist,  of  Hertford,  vol.  ii,  p.  95,  d'c.  Ill NichoVs  Topog.  &  Gen.,  pp.  160,  176.  Carlyles 
Letters  and  Speeches  of  ilrormccU,  vol.  i,  p.  20,     JVote,  correcting  Noble. 

J.  J.   L. 

Lincoln. — I  am  remiiuled  by  Mr.  Potts'  valuable  paper  on  the  Lincoln  family  of 
Pennsylvania  (in  the  last  number  of  the  Record),  of  a  will  which  I  met  with  in  tlie 
Registrar's  ofHce  at  Philadelphia,  giving  a  Cliristian  name  wliich  does  not  occur  in  ]Mr. 
Potts'  article.  In  view  of  tlie  possible  connection  of  the  testator  with  our  late  President, 
and  of  the  early  date  of  the  will,  which  appears  to  have  been  made  on  ship-board,  it 
seems  to  me  worthy  of  publication  in  fidl. 

"  In  the  name  of  God  Amen.  I  Ellish  Lin'Colxe  being  sick  and  weake  in  Body  but 
of  perfect  &  sound  ilemory  aiul  understanding  do  will  and  bequeath  my  soule  to  God 
Almighty  ray  Creator  Secondly  I  will  and  bequeath  my  chest  of  cloathes  which  I 
have  here  on  board  together  with  what  Silver,  Gold,  Bills,  Bonds,  Assignem*,  writings 
and  papers  therein  and  to  lue  belonging  to  my  loving  Kindswoman  Mrs.  Mary  Cant- 
well,  it  being  my  Will  &  desire  that  shee  the  said  iNIary  shfiuld  Recover  have  &  enjoy 
all  my  concernes  and  Goods  whatsoever  that  to  nie  here  belongeth.  In  witness  where- 
of I  have  hereunto  sett  ray  hand  this  day  &  yeare  above  written. 

Elush  Lincolxe 
Being  present 

Ilellen  Mayow 
Michaell  Booth." 

The  a!)ove  was  proved  16th  of  9th  mo.  1685,  and  is  recorded  in  Will  Book  A,  page  22. 

T))e  name  of  Abraham  Lincoln  appears  in  1798  as  one  of  the  Commissioners  of  the 
Germantown  and  Reading  (Berks  Co.,  Pa.)  Turnpike  Road  Comijany,  and  tliat  of  James 
Lincoln,  "  late  from  the  City  of  Dublin,"  on  Jan.  4,  1780,  amongst  those  wlio  took  the 
oatli  of  allegiance  to  the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania.  Both  of  these  are  family 
names  mentioned  in  the  President's  letter  {ante.  p.  69),  but  the  former  is  probably  the 
same  with  one  noticed  bv  Mr.  Potts.  Mordecai  Lincoln  is  also  found  amongst  our  early 
deeds.     (See  Deed  Book  G,  5,  380.) 

Philadelphia.  t.  s. 

Mahriages  of  Mkn  of  Xew  York  to  Wome>j  of  1\ew  Jersey.  (Extracted  from 
Railway,  N.  J.,  Monthly  Meeting  Records.) 

17th  of  7th  Mo.,  1761.     Marmaduke  Hunt,  Iv'ew  Rochel.  Westchester  Co.,  N.  Y.,and 

Elizabetli  Marsh,  of  Woodbridge,  N.  J. 
22d  of  9th  Mo.,  1763.     Thomas  HalJct,  of  Queens  Co.,  L.  I.,  and  Pheby   Shotwell, 
of  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 


1872.]  Notes  and  Queries.  149 

21st  of  nth  Mo..  1765.     Israel  ILilIet,  of  Queens  Co.,  L.  T.,  and  Naomy  Shotwell,  of 

Elizabeth,  N.  J. 
17th  of  3d  Mo.,  1768.     John  Townsend,  of  Queens  Co.,  L.  I.,  and  Susannah  Shot- 
well,  of  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 
20tliof  lOtliMo.,  1768.     John  Way,  of  Newtown,  L.  I.,  and  Mary  Marsh,  of  Wood- 

brido-tCN.  J. 
8th  of   5th  Mo.,  1771.     Thomas' Burling,  of  the  City  of  New  York,  and  Sarah  Sliot- 

well,  of  Woodbridge,  N.  J. 
1st  of  6th  Mo.,  1787.     WilUani   Webster,  of  Newtown,  L.  I.,  and  Susannah  Laing, 

of  Piscatawny,  N.  J. 
20th  of  2d  Mo.,  1794.     Samuel  Hicks,  of  Westbnry,  Queens  Co.,  L.  T.,  son   of  Ben- 
jamin (deceased),  and  f  hebo,  his  wife,  of  South  Hemp- 
stead, same  county,  and   Amy   Brook,  widow  of  Charles 
Brook,   of   Kahway,    N.  J.,  daughter  of  Benjamin  (de- 
ceased), and  Amy  Shotwell,  of  Rahway. 
22d  of  4th  Mo.,   1801.     George  Robertson,  of  the  City  of  New  York,  son  of  Stephen 
ami    Elizabeth  Robertson,   of  Liverpool,  England  (both 
deceased),  and  Elizabeth  Pound,  daughter  of  .Samuel  and 
Catharine  Pound,  of  Piscataqua. 
Plainfield,  N.  J.,  April,  1872.  c.  c.  d. 

LoNGi-ELLow.— Under  the  title  of  "  A  Nook  in  the  North,"  the  Rev.  Robert  Collyer, 
of  Chica'40,  gives  an  interesting  account  of  a  visit  to  Ilkley,  in  Wharfdale,  and  of  an  ex- 
amination ot'tho  church  registry -books.  The  object  was  to  test  a  report  that  the  Long- 
fellows  came  from  Ilkley.  Mr.  Collyer  found  the  name  and  sufficient  proof  that  the 
poet  was  really  and  truly  a  descendant  of  the  Ilkley  Longfellows.  Mr.  Collyer's  paper 
appeared  in  the  Manchcxtcr  Unitarian  Hn-ald  for  October  20,  1871.  The  article  also 
contains  some  notices  of  the  Heber  family,  one  branch  of  which  was  settled  at  Ilkley. 
It  is  to  be  regretted  that  Mr.  Collyer,  while  giving  interesting  ijarticulars  of  his  suc- 
cessful search  for  Longfellows  and  llebers,  has  neglected  to  give  the  dates.  All  wo 
learn  is,  that  the  registry-books  reach  back  to  1598,  and  that  our  "rude  forefathers" 
are  chronicled  "  in  wretched  'Li[X\n"—A)iicrican  Bibliopolisi. 

Swords. — (Copied  from  the  Archives  N.  Y.  Hist.  Soc,  Book  form,  entitled  "  MS. — 
Swords'  Family,  1777.") 

To  the  Honorable  Horatio  Gates,  Esq.,  Major  General  in  the  Continental  Array,  and 
Connnander  Chief  on  the  Northern  Department. 

The  Petition  of  Thomas  Swords,  late  of  Stillwater,  &  now  residing  in  this  City, 
Most  humble  Sheweth — 

That  your  Petitioner  hath  Served  in  the  British  Array  for  twenty-two  Years,  and  is 
yet  a  Lieutenant  therein,  but  has  been  indulged  with  the  liberty  of  returning  from  Eng- 
land to  his  Wife  and  family  in  this  Couutry.  That  this  unnatural  Warr  being  abhorrent 
to  your  Petitioner,  ho  has  carefully  avoided  taking  an  active  part  in  it;  he  has  long 
since  given  his  Parole,  and  has  received  the  thanks  of  the  Committee  of  this  City  for 
having  faithfully  observed  it. 

That  by  the  Precipitate  Retreat  of  General  Schuyler  &  his  Army,  your  Petitioner 
was  obliged  with  Equal  Rapidity  to  quit  his  house  &  Property  near  Stillwater  &. 
Fly  with  his  Numerous  family  of  Children  to  this  City  for  Safety  from  the  much 
dreaded  Barbarity  of  Savage  Cruelt}' ; 

AVhereby  he  is  deprived  of  every  possible  means  of  Support  &  his  Wife  &  Children 
reduced  from  a  Comfortable  Scituation  to  the  greatest  Distress. 

That  your  Petitioner  has  reason  to  think  his  Cattle  &  Crop  and  other  Effects  were 
appropriated  to  the  LTse  of  the  Army  under  your  Honor's  Command  and  relying  on 
that  inate  Justice  with  which  your  Bre>t  is  replete  ife  for  which  you  are  eminently  con- 
spicuous: Your  Petitioner  most  earnestly  Prays  that  your  Honor  will  be  favourably 
pleased  to  order  him  payment  for  his  said  property  and  also  that  you  will  permit  your 
Petitioner  to  remove  to  Canada  with  his  family,  where  by  the  probability  of  getting 
the  Arrears  of  Pay  due  to  liira,  and  to  the  low  Prices  of  the  Necessaries  of  Life  he  may 
be  able  to  support  his  numerous  family  which  otherwise  must  become  a  public  Charge 
from  his  utter  inability  of  procuring  for  himself  or  them  the  common  Necessaries  of 
Life. 

These  are  the  Prayers  of  your  Petitioner,  and  that  you  may  ever  Bless'd  with  Heaven 
choicest  favores,  the  certain  Reward  of  the  Just  the  Generous  &  the  Brave. 

Tiios.  Swords, 
Albany  Oct  19—1777 


150  Ohiiuciry  Notes,  [J^%j 

Vax  DvKK.—In  reply  to  tlie  enquiry  of  tlie  Rev.  H.  E.  Hayden,  in  relation   to  tlie 
Van   Dyke  family,  I    give    the  following  ns  the  result    of    examinations  of  family   • 
records,  tfec. 

THOMAS  JANSZ  VAX  DYKE,  of  the  Netherlands.  No  evidence  of  his  having 
emigrated.  Issue: — Jan  Thomasse  from  .Amsterdam,  emigrated  to  this  country,  and 
settled  in  New  Utrecht,  Kings  Co.,  Long  Island,  m.  Tryntje  Haegen,  who  in.  "id,  Aug. 
11,  1678,  in  Brooklyn,  Tilcman  Jacobsz  Vanderhard:  Jan.  d.  prior  to  Nov.  1673,  mid 
had  children : 

Thomas  Jansz,  of  New  Utrecht,  who  m.  Marritje  Andriessen. 

Derick  Jatisz  emigrated  from  Amsterdam,  wlio  m.  Apl.  25,  1674,  iu  New  York, 
Urseltje  Jana  of  New  Orange. 

Achias,  Agyas,  or  Hac/gim  JanK,  emigrated  in  1652,  as  per  oaths  of  allegiance  in 
1687;  d.  prior  to  1708;  ni.  1st  Jannctje  Lamberts,  or  Lammers ;  m. 'id  Dec,  1693, 
Magdalena  llendricksc,  wid.  of  Minne  Johannes:  resided  in  Brooklyn  on  a  farm 
adjoining  New  Utrecht,  fionting  the  Bay. 

Hendrick  Jansx,  m.  Feb.  20,  1680,  Jannctje  or  Femmetje  Harmans,  dau.  of  Harmen 
Jansen  van  Barkeloo,  and  resided  on  Staten  Island. 

Karel,  Corne'is,  or  Curohis  Jansz,  of  Amsterdam,  emigrated  in  16.52,  as  per  oaths  of 
allegiance  in  1687;  d.  1736;  m.  June  27,  1680,  in  Brooklyn,  Lysbeth  Aards  Vander 
Hard  of  Nterikoop,  Holland;  resided  in  New  L'trecht. 

Jem  Jaiixz,  of  Amsterdam,  emigrated   1652,  as  per  oaths  of  allegiance  in  1687;  d. 
1736  ;  m.  May  9,  1673,  in  New  York,  Teuntje  Tyssen  Van  Pelt,  of  Gilderland,  who  d. 
1726  ;  resided  in  New  Utrecht,  on  a  farm  fionting  N.  Y.  Bay. 
Mayke  Jansz,  m.  Apl.  22,  1694,  Joliannes  Daniels  Brinkerhoudt  or  Richeau. 
Anganietje  or  Annalie  Jansx,  m.  Dec.   3,  1662,  Adi'ian  Wilemse  Bcnnet  of  GoWanus. 
Pieter  Janss,  of  N.  Y.,  in  1720;  m.  Annetje  Jansz. 

Claes  Tiiomasse,  m.  1st  Apl.  20,  1689,  in  Flatbush,  Tryntje  Rienerse  Requiers,  or 
Remmerse  of  Flatbush;  m.  2d,  June  4,  1692,  Fransyntie  ileiidricks,  of  Flatbush;  re- 
sided in  Brooklyn  and  had  children  : — 
Tryntje.  bap.  Aug.  24,  1690,  in  Brooklyn. 
Gecfije,  bap.  Nov.'m,  1694,  in  Brooklyn.    (By  2d  wife.) 

Henilrii'k,  bap.   Apl.   5.   1708,  in  Brooklyn;  d.  prior  to  Nov.,  1752;    m.  (suppose) 
Margrietje  Terhune,  and  settled  on  the  Raritan  River,  N.  J. 
Nealtje,  m.  John  Leake,  of  Gravesend. 

Nicholas  Thomase,  m.  July  3,  1690,  Fransyntje  Hendrickse  (per  Record,  Vol.  3,  No. 
2).     Removed  to  Newcastle  Co.,  Delaware. 

HENnr.icK  Tuomasse,  emigrated  from  Amsterdam;  m.  Sept,  7,  1679,  in  Brooklyn, 
Neeltje  Adriaens,  wid.  of  Jan  Laurens  of  New  Utrecht.  He  resided  at  Yellow  Hook, 
now  Bay  Ridge,  New  Utrecht. 

The  order  in  wh.ich  the  ab«ve  persons  are  entered  may  not  accord  with  the  dates 
of  tlu-ir  births,  and  there  may  be  some  uncertainty  about  Nicholas  Thomase  being 
a  son  of  Thomas  Jause. 

From  the  New  York  Dutch  Church  records  it  is  evident  that  there  was  a  Frans  Van 
Dyck,  or  liis  sons,  there  at  an  early  period,  for  they  show  that  a  Jacobus  Fransen  Van 
Dyck  was  m.  July  4,  1677  to  Magdalcentje  Cornelis  ;  and  Tymon  Fransen  Van  I>yck, 
m^  Mav  12,  1681,  Lysbet  Burgers. 

Bay^Ridge,  N.  Y.',  Apl.,  1872.  T.  G.  Bekoex. 


OBITUAKY  NOTES. 


AsTOR,  (Mrs.)  Margaret  (wife of  William  B.),  died  in  New  YorkCity,  15thFebruary, 
1872,  in  her  73d  year.  She  was  a  daugliter  of  Gen.  John  Armstrong,  of  Pennsylvania, 
a  distinguished  soldier  and  statesman,  and  Alida,  the  sixth  dau.  and  ninth  child  of 
Judge  Robert  R.  Livingston,  of  Clermont  Manor,  N.  Y, 

Bennett,  Jamks  Gordon,  died  at  his  residence  in  New  York,  on  the  1st  of  June,  in 
the  seventy-seventh  j-ear  of  his  age.  Mr.  Bennett  was  born  in  Scotland  in  1795,  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1819,  and  to  New  York  in  1^*22.  From  the  latter  date  to 
1835,  he  was  employed  on  the  press  of  the  leading  cities  of  the  Union  as  corre.'ipondeiit, 
contributor  and  editor;  and  in  the  early  ])art  of  1835  he  commenced  the  publication  of 
the  journal  which,  under  his  remarkable  and  able  management,  has  become  one  of  the 
leading  newsp.<pers  ol  the  country. 


1872.]  Obituary  Notes.  151 

BoaUE,  (Rev.)  Horace  P.,  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  (sec  Recoiid  iii.,  68),  died  January  14, 
1872. 

Cruoer,  (Mrs.)  IIarkiet  PotioLAS,  died  at  her  residence,  No.  128  "\V.  14th  street, 
New  York  City,  on  May  6th,  1872. 

Goopwis,  (Capt.  U.  S.  A.)  WiLi,tA>f  F.,  died  March—,  1872.  in  his  49th  j-car. 
He  was  tlie  autliur  <>f  a  History  of  Buxton,  Me.,  and  of  Genealo<jies  of  Bradbury  and 
Goodwin  families.  He  left  (in'MS.)  a  life  of  Alexander  Scannnel,  and  a  learned  and 
valuable  work  on  the  Constitution  of  New  Hampsliirc.  He  was  buried  at  Franklin,  N. 
H..  beside  his  wife  and  only  child. 

Lank,  Josiaii,  one  of  our  old  Merchants,  died  in  New  York  City,  May  3d,  1872. 

Lypig,  Philip  M.,  died  in  New  York  City  on  the  20th  February,  in  his  77th  year, 
nnd  was  buried  from  St.  Mark's  P,  E.  Church  on  the  22d  of  March,  1872.  His  father, 
David  Lydig,  was  a  distinguished  merchant  before  him — a  man  who  from  the  year 
1800  on  lor  forty  years  was  prominent  as  a  director  in  the  leading  banks  and  insurance 
companies  of  his  time,  and  who  was  alluded  to  as  "one  of  those  bold  old  merchants" 
who  built  up  the  trade  of  New  York.  Mr.  Philip  M.  Lydig  became  in  1824  associated 
■with  his  father  in  business,  and  fallowed  faithfully  and  honorably  in  the  footsteps  of 
his  predecessor.  He  took  for  a  wife  the  daughter  of  another  great  merchant  (one  of  a 
family  that  has  become  historical  in  our  commerce),  Mr.  John  Suydam,  and  in  his  own 
career  worthily  sustained  the  name  and  fame  of  both  "  b-'uscs."  Latterly,  as  befitted 
the  vicissitudes  of  age,  he  had  retired  from  the  activities  of  life,  and  devoted  himself  to 
those  domestic  and  benevolent  objects  ihat  were  a  source  of  agreeable  employment, 
and  enabled  him  peacefully  and  pleasantly  to  glide  down  the  hill  of  life.  He  bore  an 
honored  name,  and  left  it  to  those  who  will  keep  it  untarnished.  Of  his  five  daughters, 
one  is  the  wife  of  Judge  Chas.  P.  Daly,  of  the  Common  fleas  ;  another  the  wife  of 
Judge  Brady,  of  the  Supreme  Court.  The  son,  Mr.  David  Lydig,  emulating  the  fame 
as  well  as  the  precise  name  of  his  grandfather,  is  now  in  active  business  in  this  the  city 
of  his  forefathers. 

M.\cY,  JosiAU  (founder  of  the  well-known  New  York  firm  of  "  Josiah  Macy's  Sons"), 
born  at  Nantucket,  Feb.  25,  1780,  died  at  Rye,  N.  Y.,  May  15,  1872.  His  history  is 
very  thoroughly  given  in  the  "  Macy  Family"  genealogy,  (pp.  170-185),  compiled  by 
his  nephcw,"Mr.  Silvanus  J.  ^lac}',  the  present  second  Vice-President  of  this  Societj*. 

Platt,  Isaac — In  Pouglikeepsie,  June  5,  in  the  69th  year  of  his  age ;  editor  and 
proprietor  of  the  Ponghkcepsie  Eagle,  which  paper  he  established  forty-four  years  ago. 
He  was  one  of  the  oldest,  if  not  the  oldest  editor  in  the  United  States. 

Ransom,  (Col.)  Harry  B.,  of  Clarence,  Erie  Co.,  N.  Y.,  died  in  May,  1872.  He  was 
the  first  white  male  child  born  within  the  bounds  of  the  "  Holland  Purchase,"  and 
resided  in  C.  during  the  whole  72  j-ears  of  his  life. 

Sewaud,  Edwin-  Poltiiore,  died  at  his  residence  in  Florida,  Orange  count}^  N.  Y., 
23d  May,  1872,  in  the  73d  year  of  his  age.  He  was  the  second  son  of  a  family  of  four 
sons  and  two  daughters,  children  of  Juclge  Samuel  S.  Seward.  The  eldest  was  Benja- 
min I.,  now  dead,  the  father  of  the  Rev.  Augustus  Seward,  D.D.,  pastor  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Cluireh  of  Middletown,  and  of  Clarence  A.  Seward,  a  lawyer  of  some 
celebrity  practicing  in  the  city  of  New  York.  The  Hon.  Wm.  H.  Seward,  ex-Governor 
and  Secretary  of  State,  is  his  next  younger  brother.  G.  W.  Seward,  his  youngest 
brother,  is  si  ill  living  in  Florida.  The  elder  of  his  two  sisters  died  young,  and  the 
other  (Mrs.  Dr.  Canfield)  many  years  since.  Deceased  was  the  father  of  thirteen 
children,  nine  by  his  tirst  wife,  of  whom  three  sons  are  dead,  and  three,  W.  E.,Thurlow 
Weed  and  Jasper  A.,  reside  in  Florida.  The  youngest  son  is  Dr.  F.  W.  Seward,  of 
that  village.  The  two  daughters  are  Mrs.  Dr.  Jayne  of  Florida,  and  Mrs.  Scarf  of 
Newark.     The  children  of  his  second  wife  are  four  daughters. 

Sturgis,  RrssELL,  died  in  New  York  C\t\\  May  7th,  1872  ;  a  most  estimable  citizen  ; 
formerly  a  shipmaster  totheEast  Indies  and  England  ;  for  manj' ^ears  an  active  member 
in  the  Board  of  f  ilot  Commissioners,  and  some  time  its  president.  He  was  a  very 
active,  stern  but  npright  man,  and  leaves  a  spotless  name. 

Stuvvesant,  (Mrs.)  Harriet  Le  Roy,  wife  of  Augustus  Van  Home  Stuyvesant,  and 
daughter  of  John  Steward,  died  in  New  York  City,  May  5th,  1872. 

Trimble,  George  T.,  died  in  New  York  City,  May  16,  1872,  in  his  79th  year;  was 


152  OUiucmj  Notes.  [July,  1872. 

one  of  the  oldest  merchants  of  the  cit_y  ;  many  years  a  bank  director  ;  became  a  trustee 
of  the  Public  Schools  in  181S;  in  1820  was  elected  treasurer  of  the  Public  School 
Society,  which  office  he  held  until  1S39  ;  was  vice-president  of  the  Socie'cj',  lS4i>-'-l7  ; 
jjresid'ent  from  1847-'o3,  being-  its  last  president.  At  the  union  of  that  Societj'  with  the 
iJoard  of  Education,  in  1853,  he  became  a  member  of  tiio  new  Board  ;  and,  at  the  time 
of  liis  death  was  a  governor  of  the  New  York  Hospital.  (A  carefully  prepared  bio- 
jjraphical  notice  of  Mr.  Trimble  was  read  by  Mr.  Evert  A.  Duyckinck,  before  the  X. 
Y.  Historical  Society,  of  which  he  was  a  member,  on  the  evening  of  June  4th,  1872.) 

Vax  Sgiiaick,  (Mrs.)  Marg.\ret  Bleecker,  died  in  New  York  City,  March  6th, 
1872,  ill  her  96th  year.  She  was  the  widow  of  John  Van  Schaick,  who  died  many 
vears  ago  in  Albany,  where  he  was  a  prominent  citizen.  lie  was  a  brother  of  Myndert 
Van  Schaick,  who  was  so  well  known  in  Now  York  as  AUIerman,  State  Senator,  and 
first  President  of  the  Croton  Aqueduct  Department.  Mrs.  Van  Schaick  had  for  a  iiuin- 
ber  of  j-ears  lived  in  this  city  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Bloodgood,  in  Twenty-eighth 
street. 

Woi.FE,  George  David,  died  in  this  city,  May  17th,  1872.  He  was  one  of  the  oldest 
of  New  York  merchants,  having  assisted  in  the  establishment  of  the  firm  of  J.  D.  & 
Christopher  Wolfe  (hardware)  in  Maiden  Lane,  opposite  Clark  &  Brown's  old  Coffee 
House,  before  the  war  of  1812.  From  this  firm  sprung,  subsequently,  the  firms  of  J. 
Wolfe,  Bishop  &  Co.  ;  Wolfe,  Spies  &  Clark;  Wolfe,  Dash  &  Co.;  anil  Wolfe,  Dash  & 
Spies.  Mr.  Wolfe  was  a  man  of  large  means  (leaving  an  estate  valued  at  over  four 
millions)  and  large  heart ;  a  sincere  and  generous  patron  of  all  tliat  was  good.  A 
touching  and  beautiful  memorial  of  his  life  and  character  was  read  before  the  N.  Y. 
Historicd  Society,  of  which  he  was  a  member,  on  the  evening  of  June  4th,  by  Mr.  E. 
A.  Duyckinck. 


NOTICE. 

We  call  the  attention  of  our  friends  and  corresiiondenis  to  the  fact  that  there  is  no 
connection,  whatever,  between  this  Society,  and  an  institution,  located  in  tliis  city, 
under  the  title  of  the  "  American  College  of  Heraldry  and  Genealogical  Registry." 

All  letters,  communic.itions,  ttc,  designed  for  our  Society  should  bo  addressed 
carefully  to 

MoTT  Memorial  Hall,  No.  64  Madison  Avenue, 

New  York  City. 


THE    NEW    YORK 

§aK!iIogical  aiii)  liognipliiciil  llccorb. 


Vol.  III.  MfiW    YORK,    OCTOBI']!!,    1872.  No.  4. 


ENGLISH  AND  DUTCH  INTERMARRIAGES. 

Address  before  the  New  York  Genealogical  and  Biographical  Society,  on  13th  Nov., 
18G9,  by  CuAS.  B.  Moore,"  Esq. 

Mr.  President  : 

I  may  leave  Disraeli  and  others  to  tell  yon  why  studies  of  the  past, 
after  the  passions  have  cooled,  are  more  instructive  and  useful  than 
anything  we  can  ordinarily  learn  of  the  present.  This  is  especially 
true  in  tracing  rules  for  the  fcimily  relations,  such  as  the  delicate  one  of 
marriage.  The  rules  should  be  cautiously  gathered  from  a  long  series 
of  examples,  and  under  every  variety  of  character  and  circumstance. 
They  are  of  vital  and  lasting  importance  to  the  individual  and  the 
race. 

As  genealogists  and  biographers  we  have  to  investigate  many  inter- 
esting points  under  varied  circumstances ;  and  among  these  marriage, 
as  aifected  by  nationality  or  by  habits  and  pursuits  in  life.  Vie 
have,  indeed,  all  varieties  of  character  to  study.  The  effect  of  mingling 
different  nationalities — in  the  settlement  of  our  new  country — must  be 
one  topic,  and  a  nationality  very  near  to  us  demands  especial  attention. 
Of  personal  characters,  the  first  one  to  be  studied  is  that  oi  ivotnan. 
Need  I  say  anything  about  her  ?  I  have  to  notice  several  distinct  ideas, 
and  may  press  into  service  some  terse  Avords  of  others,  and  avoid  tiring 
by  too  much  that  is  trite  of  my  own. 

1.  The  poet  Thomas  Moore,  learned,  Catholic  and  Irish,  but  effemi- 
nate and  fancifnl,  exclaims : 

"  Oh,  woman  !  whnse  form  and  whose  soul 
"  Are  the  spell  and  the  li^ht  of  eacli  path  we  pursue, 

"  Wliether  sunned  in  tlie  trojiics  or  chilled  at  the  pole, 
■'  If  woman  be  there,  there  is  happiness  too." 

This  is  very  poetical ;  pity  to  say,  it  is  not  always  true. 

2.  Sir  Walter  Scott,  the  great  historian  of  human  life,  exhibited  her 
devotion  and  the  bad  treatment  she  received,  and  he  enlarged  the  senti- 
ment : 

"  When  pain  and  anguish  wring  the  brow, 
"  A  ministering  an^iel  thou  !" 


I 


1.54  English  and  Dutch  Intermarriages.  [October, 

This  is  generally  true.  Her  tenderness  and  care  of  the  sick  or  alHicted 
are  proverbial. 

3.  Another  writer  speaks  of 

"  The  woman  spirit,  sfroyir/ 

"  For  the  deep  faith,  wliich  lifts  from  earthly  wrong 

"  A  heavenly  glance  !" 

This  also  is  true.  Woman  is  more  devout,  more  religious  than  man. 
Here  are  three  distinct  ideas.  The  first  two  are  merely  affection  to- 
wards man  under  varying  circumstances  or  under  all  circumstances — a 
help-meet  for  him.  The  last  is  something  more — it  embraces  religion 
and  faith.  What  has  it  not  influenced?  But  another  expression  is 
needed  for  a  distinct  idea. 

4.  It  is  embraced  in  the  word  "  mother ;"  her  love,  care,  devotion 
and  pride /or  her  children,  her  jewels: 

"  She  it  is  who  stamps  the  coin 
"  Of  character,  and  makes  the  being,  who  would  be  a  savage 
"  But  for  her  gentle  cares,  a  Christian  man." 

Without  woman  in  this  part  I  know  not  how  to  make  progress  in  gene- 
alogies, biographies  or  anj-thing  else.  You  will  understand  me,  and  1 
may  spare  the  poetry.  Each  of  us,  I  suppose,  has  now  or  has  liad  the 
best  mother  in  the  world,  as  I  have.  How  much  do  we  not  owe  to 
her  care,  her  influence,  her  example,  her  teaching  ?  What  boy  permit- 
ted to  tell  falsehoods,  uncheched  by  his  viother,  can  ever  afterwards  be 
trusted  ? 

In  relief  and  protection  of  woman — the  mother  and  her  children,  and 
as  the  first  step  in  civilization — our  studies  show  that  religion,  experi- 
ence and  necessity  everywhere  led  to  the  mstitwtion  o^  marriage.  Every- 
Avhere  matrimony,  Divine  in  its  origin,  has  been  ascribed  to  the  first 
Uuler,  and  its  recognition  and  enforcement  have  been  placed  among 
the  earliest  of  laws.  It  may  be  termed  the  first  form  of  organization  in 
civil  society,  and  the  base  upon  Avhich  every  other  organization  in  so- 
ciety rests ;  the  fountain  of  ills,  or  of  happiness  and  success. 

All,  as  cliildren,  are  born,  fed,  clothed,  reared,  trained,  educated  and 
started  in  life  from  this  foundation  ;  and  from  what  these  children 
learn  under  the  guidance  of  parents — while  full  of  curiosity,  eager  to 
learn  and  certain  to  imitate — the  whole-grown  man  is  shaped,  moulded, 
influenced  and  guided  through  life.  The  mother  is  the  first  teacher, 
the  father  the  second;  the  district  schools  come  in  afterwards  in  organ- 
ized form,  followed  by  academies  and  colleges,  but  these  are  merely 
combinations  of  several  to  carry  out  by  arranged  machinery,  by  united 
wisdom,  and  at  least  expense,  the  wishes  and  plans  of  parents.  They 
rest  almost  wholly  upon  parental  authority  and  duty.  The  learning 
acquired  in  them  is  very  imperfect  and  insufficient  Avithout  "  the  hu- 
manities" at  home.  The  village  and  town  governments  come  in  next; 
then  the  State  governments,  and  then  the  national.  I  need  not  speak  of 
these  except  to  say  that  the  old  patriarchal  form  of  government  of 
household  and  family,  the  origin  and  pattern  of  all,  is  yet  at  the  foun- 
dation of  all;  and  the  old  command  (with  a  result  promised)  to  honor 
our  parents,  that  we  may  live  long  in  the  land,  applies  now,  as  it  for- 
merly did,  to  sustain  order,  respect  for  others  and  civil  government 
among  men,  without  which  civilization  cannot  exist.    By  an  individual 


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or  by  a  State  an  error  in  respect  to  marriage  at  the  outset,  at  the  base, 
may  render  the  whole  plan  and  superstructure  unhappy,  unprosperous, 
unsafe. 

Another  personal  character  very  near  to  us,  to  be  noticed  in  connec- 
tion with  the  institution  of  marriage,  is  that  o^jjriesf.  It  is  safe  now  to 
speak  ol"  his  celibacy  or  marriage,  and  we  can  scarcely  avoid  it.  Clergy- 
men, it  is  agreed,  should  set  a  good  example  for  society,  and  they  gen- 
erally do  so.  In  our  view,  on  leaving  the  parents'  guidance,  the  lirst 
and  most  important  occasion  in  life  requiring  a  good  example,  is  mar- 
riage. It  will  be  most  iiscreet  to  notice  the  topic  historically  and  in 
connection  or  in  contrast  with  nationality.  Let  us  see  what  effect  it 
had  on  the  first  settlement  of  this  country. 

You  doubtless  have  identified  the  particular  nationality  to  which  I 
referred, — the  people  called  Dutch. 

In  and  around  the  present  cities  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  they 
first  appeared  in  America,  trading  with  and  conciliating  the  Indians, 
and  making  the  earliest  successiul  settlement  of  white  men.  They 
were  also  the  first  settlers  from  Europe,  of  the  present  cities  of  Albany, 
Troy  and  Schenectady,  and  of  other  places  on  both  sides  of  the 
Hudson. 

We  need  genealogists  and  biographers  acquainted  with  their  language 
and  habits  if  we  would  know  much  about  their  earlier  history.  For  a 
century  after  they  came  here,  the  Dutch,  so-called  (for  they  Avere  not 
all  Dutch),  preserved  generally  a  separate  lineage  and  used  theirnative 
language.  We  can  only  trace  the  exceptions.  The  language  is  now 
out  of  use  among  us.  Few  can  read  it.  Intermarriages  occur  Irequently, 
without  reference  to  national  antecedents.  The  whole  progress  and 
history  of  this,  and  the  results,  are  within  the  reach  of  careful  research,^ 
ar.d  tliey  deserve  great  attention.  Parallel  cases  for  comparison  are 
close  at  "hand;  the  French  in  Canada,  the  Germans  in  Pennsylvania, 
and  manv  others. 

It  may'well  deserve  an  effort  of  our  society  to  establish  and  maintain, 
in  practice  and  in  piinciple,  harmony  between  English  and  Dutch. 
They  started  together  here,  have  lived  and  fought  together  through 
two  centuries,  and  it  has  taken  both  to  make  many  complete 
Americans. 

It  will  be  found  that  some  of  the  greatest  questions  in  government 
and  morals,  in  church  and  State,  and  the  very  foundations  of  the  city, 
colony  and  State  of  New  York  turned  on  points  of  intercourse  or  of 
harmony  between  English  and  Dutch,  or  of  opposition,  antagonism 
and  conflicts  betw^-en  them.  Grand  results  have  been  attained  in  spjte 
of  conflicts,  or  by  them  and  amid  them.  The  circumstances  of  their  in- 
tercourse and  harmony  deserve  peculiar  attention;  and  the  topic  of 
marriiVjc  will  serve  for  illustration.  The  English  and  Dutch  united 
have  beaten  all  antagonists.  Separated  or  hostile,  they  have  both  in 
turn  been  mastered  ;  we  must  go  back  a  little  into  antiquity  to  see  how 
the  field  lav. 

The  grand  political  struggle  for  the  possession  and  government  of 
America  commenced  between  Henry  the  VIII,  of  England,  and  Charles 
the  V,  of  Spain,  after  the  latter,  or  after  both  in  turn,  had  mastered 
France.  They  had  the  western  world  to  divide  between  them — to  ex- 
plore and  occupy,  and  govern.     Spain  took  the  southern  part,  with 


156  English,  and  Dutch  Intermarriages.  [October^ 

which  we  have  not  such  close  concern.  She  spread  out  magniilcently, 
but  without  establisliinggood  government,  and  we  have  to  note,  that 
when  the  Dutch,  Avitii  their  ships  and  seamen,  their  mechanics  and 
artisans,  formerly  connected  with  Spain,  were  separated  from  lier,  Spain 
went  down.  The  northern  part  of  America  fell  to  England,  and  we 
must  trace  it,  and  Euglisli  history  in  connection  witli  it.  Long  and 
furious  civil  wars  under  Norman  dynasties — arising  much  from  foreign 
wars — had  kept  England  in  a  semi-barbarous  stat;e ;  but  these  wars 
upset  the  l^zy  monks,  and  produced  energy  and  brute  combative  force, 
as  well  as  combative  habits.  After  this,  the  enquiry  is,  how  did  the 
brutal  fighters  of  these  northern  islands  of  the  sea,  acq"ire  the  arts  and 
fruits  of  peace  ?  The  answer  is,  that  Englishmen,  wliether  seeking 
manufactures  and  arts  or  driven  from  home  by  political  revulsions  and 
persecutions — the  result  of  their  combativeness  and  wars — found  refuge 
and  succour,  friendship  and  hospitality,  tnide  and  mariufactui-es,  re- 
finement and  civilization,  in  Flanders,  Holland  and  Germany.  They 
had  long  looked  to  Normandy  and  to  Brittany  for  their  most  able 
chieftains,  their  captains  and  heroes.  English  students  went  to  these 
places  for  an  education,  apprentices  for  a  trade,  and  merchants  for 
manufactured  goods.  Books  were  first  written  and  printed  there. 
Fine  clothing  and  fashions,  as  well  as  creeds  and  opinions,  watches 
and  tools,  manufactures  and  arts  of  all  kinds,  found  vessels  arrd  sea- 
men ready  to  take  them,  with  passengers,  across  the  British  channel  or 
the  German  sea. 

By  their  wars  and  irregular  seizures  the  struggling  monarchs  inter- 
rupted intercourse,  but  could  not  stop  it.  During  and  after  the  wars, 
books  and  printers,  painters  and  sculptors,  weavers  and  cloth-workers, 
especially,  were  imported  into  England.  All  in  England,  of  those  oc- 
cupations, had  to  learn  their  art  abroad  or  from  those  imported. 

What  are  the  noted  signs  and  marks  of  an  advancing  civilization? 
Above  all,  the  position  of  Avoman.  But  money,  represented  then  by 
goldsmiths,  now  by  banks,  takes  a  leading  position  with  merchants 
and  commerce.  Printing  takes  an  early  stand.  Cloth  manul'acturers 
excelling  others,  come  later  with  other  artificers,  with  artists  and  the 
fine  arts.  We  mrrst  watch  all  these,  and  see  who  were  the  pioneers,  and 
whence  they  came. 

In  151G,  early  in  the  reign  of  Henry  VIII,  John  Goldsmith,  (a)  of 
London,  was  a  Dutchman. 

The  merchants  of  the  steelyards,  Teutons  or  Dutchmen,  had  a 
Guildhall,  with  trading  privileges,  and  got  wealthy,  in  London.  Then 
English  merchants  formed  a  company,  obtained  trading  privileges,  and 
got  wealthy  in  Antwerp.  Sir  Thos.  Gresham,  one  of  the  first  of  great 
English  merchants,  dealt  with  Antwerp,  and  from  what  he  learned 
there,  he,  or  orre  of  his  family,  first  taught  England  the  advantage  of 
having  a  public  Exchange.  Thos.  Cromwell  acquired  those  Protestant 
notioris  which  he  was  the  instrument  of  enforcing  in  England,  by 

(a)  Ancestor,  perhaps,  of  John  Goldsmith,  of  old  and  new  Sonthold,  or  perhaps  of 
Francis  Goldsmith,  translator  of  the  works  of  the  Dutch  lawyer,  Groiius,  on  the  freedom 
of  the  Seas.  The  Dutch  name  of  this  J<jhn,  the  early  Goldsmith,  of  London,  may  have 
been  Jan  Jansen,  or  Jan  Van  Antwerp,  or  any  other  Jan.  Ho  was  not  alone.  Before 
his  time  the  name  appeared  in  England,  of  "  Chiiatoplur  Gohhmith,  pauson" — a  penman 
for  Lyttleton,  the  great  lawyer  and  judge,  and  a  subscribing  witness  to  his  will. 


1872.]  English  and  Dutch  Intermarriages.  157 

being  a  clerk  of  English  merchants  at  Antwerp,  and  by  reading  a 
testament  translated  by  a  Dutchman.  Caxton,  the  first  English 
printer,  was  clerk  of  a  London  merchant,  and  went  to  Burgundy,  and 
there  he  learnt  his  printer's  art.  Wynkyn  de  Worde,  his  apprentice, 
was  a  Dutchman,  and  became  a  printer  in  England.  Pynson,  the 
noted  printer  nnder  Henry  VII  and  Henry  VIII,  was  born  in  Nor- 
mandy.    Tliese  led  the  printers. 

Erasmns  of  Eotterdam,  with  Luther  and  Melanchthon,  led  the 
anthors  and  translators,  and  presently  the  preachers.  Holbein  and 
Albert  Durer,  Dutchmen,  led  the  painters.  The  cloth-workers,  the 
weavei's,  came  soon  from  the  same  quarter — all  these  made  a  noble 
procession ! 

Before  these,  and  with  them,  came  the  advancing  respect  and  ad- 
vanced position  of  woman;  her  marriage  and  conjugal  state,  the 
mother,  par  excellence. 

The  instances  of  international  marriages,  except  of  priests  and  of 
princes,  are  little  noted  in  history  or  biographies.  It  is  difficult  to 
trace  them  and  deduce  rules  from  them.  Only  a  few  marked  instances 
appear  in  England  subsequent  to  the  mingling  of  Normans  and  Saxons. 
Marriage  witli  a  foreigner,  doubtless,  in  many  cases  was  treated  as  a 
mss-alliauce,  and  for  that  reason  did  not  appear  in  the  biographies  or 
histories  of  the  time.  We  can  concede  how,  if  it  met  with  fair  treat- 
ment, it  would  tend  to  promote  harmony  with  the  stranger,  and  to 
soften,  diminish,  or  destroy  national  differences  and  antipathies.  So 
it  was  used  by  statesmen  for  the  monarchs.  A  treaty  of  peace  was 
usually  accomplished  or  followed  by  a  treaty^  of  marriage.  All  the 
royal  l\imilies  became  allied.  The  merchants  who  citissed  the  seas  to 
contract  for  goods  sometimes  made  contracts  of  marriage.  Yet  we 
have  few  accounts  preserved  of  those.  The  most  strange  and  interest- 
ing accounts  relate  to  the  marriage  of  priests  with  foreigners,  when 
their  marriage  was  not  forbidden,  and  when  they  were  the  educated 
men  of  their  day.  These  marriages  and  the  disputes  about  them 
greatly  affucted  and  influenced  thelleformation  in  religion  and  govern- 
ment, &c.     Let  us  refer  to  these: 

There  were  computed  at  one  time  to  be  19,000  priests  in  England; 
an  incredible  number,  unless  we  consider  how  large  a  class  was  em- 
braced under  that  name.  A  clerk  Avas  a  priest.  The  lawyers  and 
judges  had  to  take  orders  as  priests.  A  notary-public  must  be  a  priest, 
and,  before  printing  prevailed,  few  except  priests  could  read  or  write. 
Latin,  a  foreign  language,  mixed  with  old  Norman  French,  was  the 
language  of  the  public  records,  of  the  official  commissions,  of  the 
law  reports,  and  even  of  the  Bible  and  Prayer-book.  Generally,  no  one 
could  read  these  Latin  books,  or  keep  or  copy  the  records,  but  priests. 
This  helps  to  account  for  the  large  number.  It  need  not  be  supposed 
they  were  all  religious,  merely  because  they  were  styled  priests.  They 
embraced  men  quite  different:  from  the  clergymen  of  our  day.  They 
included  the  politicians.  They  generally  prepared  and  preserved  the 
laws,  and  executed  tliem,  and  of  course  favored  themselves  and  their 
order.  By  law,  a  clerk  or  priest  could  be  condemned  for  an  offence 
only  by  his  bishop.  AVhen  a  person  accused  of  crime,  Avas  brought 
before  the  civil  courts,  it  Avas  sufficient  to  show  him  to  be  a  clerk  or 
priest,  if  he  could  read  a  book,  which  would  be  handed  to  him,  and 


158  English  and  Dutch  Intermarriages.  [Octobeiv 

then  he  would  lie  sent  to  a  bishop  to  be  tried  and  pnuished.  There  he 
had  a  better  chance  of  escape,  and  many_  eicaped  hanging  by  thus 
avoiding  a  jury  trial. 

The  "kings  and  bishops  in  power  forbid  priests  to  have  Avives,  and 
separated  them  from  female  society,  making  them  live  in  monasteries 
and  as  monks  and  recluses.  This,  in  a  general  sense,  they  conld 
do;  but  they  could  not  prevent  Eve  from  tempting  them.  The  sexes 
were  nearly  equal  in  number.  If  a  large  number  of  males  remained 
unmarried,  females  must  also  be  unmarried.  If  monks  and  monkish 
cells  prevailed,  nuns  and  nunneries  must  exist. 

Presently  a  strong  antagonism  grew  up  between  the  married  and  the 
unmarried  people  of  England.  A  bishop  of  London  showed  the  lack 
of  all  popularity  of  clerks — all  fellow-feeling  for  them — when  he 
claimed  that  a  London  jury  would  cast  any  clerk  (or  priest)  and  con- 
demn him  thongh  he  were  as  innocent  as  Abel.  The  clerks  could  wot 
be  popular,  and  did  not  deserve  to  be  popular,  when  they  cut  themselves 
off  from  one  half  of  society — the  female  part — when  they  threw  all 
the  burdens  of  society  upon  others  ;  became  lazy  themselves,  but  com- 
pelled the  industrious  to  support  them  ;  when  they  monopolized  all  the 
knowledge  and  learning  in  the  country  Avithout  improving  it,  and 
finally,  when  they  strove  even  to  prevent  others  from  having  any 
knowledge  or  any  means  of  improvement. 

The  knowledge,  the  improvement,  c;une  mainly  from  the  people,, 
whom,  for  a  precise  name,  we  will  call  Dutch.  Pj'inters.  artists,  weav- 
ers and  cloth-v/orkers  were  invited  into  England  and  they  taught  others. 
They  were  presently  pursued  and  persecuted  by  the  priestly  class,  be- 
cause they  acquired,  encouraged  and  spread  hioiuledfje  and  improve- 
ment, before  monopolized  and  abused  by  the  Latin- readers,  the  clerks. 
Even  those  Avho  learned  from  them  in  England,  Avith  their  art,  trade  or 
occupation,  learned  strong  notions  favoring  reforms  in  religion  and 
government  ;  reforms  which  they  saAV,  and  those  in  office  saw,  struck 
at  the  root  of  many  abuses  profitable  to  the  men  in  poAver.  Learnings 
they  could  not  refrain  from  teaching,  their  ncAV  ideas  of  purity  in  tlie 
church,  in  the  State  and  in  the  family.  Their  teachings  involved  free- 
dom of  Avorship,  hatred  of  the  inquisition,  dislike  of  the  rule  of 
monkish  priests,  and  the  greatest  contempt  for  their  celibacy,  as  inhu- 
man and  vicious.  And  presently  priests  permitted  abroad  to  liaveAvives, 
and  printers  and  Aveavers  imported  from  Holland  and  the  Continent 
became  (tllirs  in  a  great  civil  Avar  against  celibacy  and  the  inquisition. 
These  two,  celibacy  and  torture,  seemed  the  prominent  machines,, 
used  upon  a  large  scale,  for  strangling  knowledge,  preventing  ivnprove- 
ment,  ruling  inhumanly,  and  perverting  justice,  Avhile  maintaining  a 
despotism. 

The  incredulous  (and  many  such  things  noAV  seem  incredible)  may 
call  for  some  proofs  and  illustrations  of  all  this.  These  can  easily  be 
found. 

In  1537,  a  license  or  copyright  was  Avantcd  for  the  first  English 
Bible  permitted  to  be  used  in  England — called  the  Bishop's  Bible,  a 
costly  edition  for  the  fcAV.  The  argument  used  was  that  cheaper  edi- 
tions would  of  course  be  printed  (and  in  fact  they  air- ady  had  been 
printed  and  circulated),  and  they  must  needs  be  faulty,  "because 
"  Dutchmen,  living  within  the  realm,  go  about  the  printing  of  it,  Avho. 


1872.]  English  and  Dutch  Intermarriages.  159 

''  neither  speak  nor  -write  good  English,  and  they  will  be  both  the 
"  printers  and  correctors  thereof.  They  will  not  give  £20  or  £40  to 
"  any  learned  man.  to  take  pains  in  it,  to  have  it  well  done."  These 
were" the  words  of  Graftnn,  the  court  printer,  who  had  the  Bishop's 
Bible,  at  first  printed  in  Paris,  by  license  from  the  French  king,  and 
who,  upon  this  statement,  got  it  licensed  in  England,  through  Cran- 
mer,  "  to  be  read  in  churches:"  while  all  other  editions  were  forbidden. 
His  object  was  to  have  the  whole  market  to  himself,  and  these  words 
show  that  Dutchmen  were  tiie  cltcap  ])rintiirs,  if  not  the  only  printers, 
of  that  period,  in  England.  The  learned  men  to  whom  he  referred  as 
needed  to  superintend  printing  wereof  coursejiriests — such,  perhaps,  as 
Miles  Coverdale  or  John  Eogers.  The  Dutch  printers  had  wit  enough 
to  emplov  such  men  ;  and  doubtless  Avould  employ  them,  if  thereby 
they  could  sooner  sell  their  books.  In  fact  they  had  tried  that  course 
and  had  employed  Tyndale  and  others.  But  the  bishops,  on  the  alert, 
found  out  where  and  by  whom  the  printing  was  carried  on.  They  had 
seized  and  burnt  the  books  and  ]mnished  both  the  priests  and  the 
Dutchmen  for  printing  and  publishing  them.  After  that,  it  was  true, 
the  Dutch  printers  did  not  have  the  learned  Englishmen ;  but  they  did 
not  much  need  them.     Tyndale's  translation  was  a  good  one. 

The  controversy  about  allowing  the  cheap  printing  of  the  Bible  in 
English,  by  Dutchmen,  and  about  reading  such  editions,  not  merely  in 
church,  but  out  of  church,  applied  to  other  books  as  well  as  the  Bible. 
It  was  the  very  turning  point  of  a  grand  contest.  It  soon  divided  the 
whole  country — almost  rhe  whole  world — into  two  parties.  One  party 
struggling  for  light  amid  darkness,  and  in  favor  of  cheap  Bibles,  in 
English — or  in  the  common  language,  to  be  read  by  all  (or  to  them 
and  for  their  hearing),  in  favor,  also,  of  other  printed  books,  was  like- 
wise in  favor  of  allowing  priests  to  marry.  The  particulars  of  the 
struggle  are  much  out  of  sight,  but  we  can  gather  some  of  the  dull  de- 
tails in  a  disordered  manner. 

In  1549,  John  Alasco  obtained  a  charter,  with  some  special  protec- 
tion, and  secured  a  site  in  London.  He  introduced  380  Germans,  who 
were  naturalized  in  England  and  were  generally  protestants.  By  these 
means  many  useful  manitfactures  were  introduced  into  England.  In 
Cranmer's  time  there  were  at  least  two  religious  congregations  of  for- 
eigners, one  in  London,  the  other  in  Somerset  county.  Both  had  learn- 
ed foreigners  as  pastors,  'i'liey  d  nibtless  tised  Bibles  in  their  own 
language,  and  perhaps  on  this  account  received  less  attention  or  oppo- 
sition. They  Avere  generally  composed  of  weavers  and  cloth-workers, 
with  perhaps  a  few  printers  and  others.  They  were  called  Dutch,  but 
many  Avere  simply  from  the  ne'ghhoring  continent,  and  all  learned  to 
talk  English.  They  Avere  protected  and  favored  Avhile  their  Avork  Avas 
in  demand.  Trenton,  in  Somerset  county,  became  famous  for  its 
manutacture  of  Avoolen  cloth  ;  also  Benenden,  in  Kent  county,  an  old 
seat  of  the  More  family,  and  some  other  places  near  London. 

But  rs'orwich  afterwards  became  most  noted  for  its  manufactures,  in- 
troduced there  by  the  Dutch  and  Walloons,  who  fled  from  the  Nether- 
lands to  escape  from  the  persecutions  of  the  Spanish  Duke  of  Alva. 
It  had  several  thousand  looms,  I'or  various  fabrics.  It  Ava's  about  20 
miles  up  the  river  Yare.  The  trade  betAveen  it  and  Yarmouth  was  in 
email  vessels  of  from  15  to  40  tons,  and  its  manufactures  Avere  exported 
both  from  Yaimouth  and  from  London. 


IGO  English  and  Dutch  Intermarriages.  [October, 

The  Dutch  Avorkmen  unfortunately  lost  friends  as  fast  as  they  taught 
competitors,  or  as  soon  as  their  fabrics  were  not  needed.  They  were 
without  votes  or  power  in  the  government;  and  they  were  sometimes 
persecuted  without  mercy,  under  pretences  of  religion,  being  all  called 
heretics.  Their  pastors  and  printers  were  driven  away  from  them,  or 
taken  to  prison.  But  they  retained  their  clieap  Bibles  and  read  them. 
And  they  could  not  refrain  from  telling  others  their  notions  or  opin- 
ions. The  persecution  of  them  turned  almost  wholly  upon  their  re- 
ligious tenets  and  teachings.  No  trace  has  been  discovered  of  any 
complaint  or  prosecution  of  them  for  ordinary  crimes  against  person  or 
property. 

There  was  long  some  difficulty  about  the  marriage  and  about  the 
Avives  of  clergymen,  originating  irom  the  old  laAvs  and  customs  impos- 
ing celibacy  upon  priests.  Under  Ily.  8ih.  Avhen  Cranmer  became 
.■Va'chbishop,  the  practice  was  first  temporarily  changed.  Henry  be- 
lieved in  having  Avive?  and  children,  and  he  expected  others  to  believe 
as  he  did.  He  stopped  not  to  teach,  nor  even  to  have  the  laAv  chiinged 
by  Parliament,  but  simply  told  and  permitted  the  priests  to  marry. 
Cranmer,  free  from  any  other  pope,  dared  to  follow  the  German  Lu- 
ther, and  to  repudiate  celibacy,  setting  the  example  himself,  for  Eng- 
land. His  first  wife  and  child  died.  He  then  married  the  niece  of 
Osiander,  pastor  of  Nuremburg.  a  Dutchman.  She  Avas  called  a  Dutch 
Avife ;  one  meaning  of  Avhich  ])erha]is  Avas,  that  she  had  no  English  so- 
ciet}'.  Other  bishops,  such  as  Farrar,  followed  his  lead  and  took  AviA^es. 
"  Divers  priests"  (says  Stryi  e)  '-married  alter  the  example  of  the  Arch- 
"  bishop.  He  kept  his  Avife  secretly ;  but  some  others  Avere  so  indis- 
"creet  as  to  live  publickly  and  openly  Avith  their  wives."  For  a  short 
time,  and  before  the  death  of  Henry  8th,  the  old  law  of  celibacy  Avas 
again  enforced,  except  as  to  some  law-clerks.  A  statute  had  been 
passed  in  1533  as  to  clerks  and  officers  of  the  Court  of  Chancery,  Avho 
must  necessarily  read  Latin,  Avliich  excused  them  from  being  priests. 
That  statute  Avas  not  repealed,  and  it  presently  opened  a  Avide  breach 
in  the  old  net-Avork.  ]t  led  to  the  independence  of  the  courts,  and 
first  of  the  Court  of  Chancery,  Avhich  before  this  time  Avas  wholly  in 
priestly  hands.  Sir  Thos.  More  Avas  a  member  of  pari,  from  London 
in  1523,  Avhen  that  statute  passed; — a  learned  laAvyer  Avho  did  not  be- 
come a  priest,  and  Avho — 1  years  later — became  Chancellor  of  England, 
a  married  man  and  the  first  (for  a  long  pei'iod)  not  a  priest.  He  ex- 
celled in  English  and  in  Latin,  and  could  even  read  Greek.  He  added 
style  to  the  English  language  Avhen  Avritten,  and  oratory  to  the  tongue 
Avhen  spoken.  He  visited  the  learned  Erasmus,  at  Antwerp  and 
brought  Holbein,  the 'painter,  into  England.  His  brother-in-law  be- 
came a  printer.  He  Avas  in  favor  of  printers  and  jiainters.  And  Avhat 
was  equally  novel  for  an  Englishman,  he  taught  not  only  his  son  but 
his  daughters,  Greek  and  Latin,  and  they  Avere  the  first  educated  fe- 
males among  commoners  in  England.  He  fell,  of  course,  when  his  op- 
ponents got  uppermost,  and  Avhen  he  could  not  swear  to  please  Henry 
8th.  This  Avas  after  the  tide  of  passion  turned.  Anne  Boleyn  also 
fell.  Anne  of  CleA'es  Avas  repudiated,  and  even  Cranmer  had  to  send 
away  his  Avife  and  children  and  hide  them,  to  save  them,  or  to  save  his 
place.     Bishop  Farnir  was  imprisoned  and  some  others. 

When  Hy.  8th  died,  having  greatly  distui-bed  the  old  laws  and  cus- 


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toms  about  marriage  and  celibacy,  the  political  party  which  favored 
protestants  got  control  of  the  government  in  the  name  of  the  boy- 
king,  Edwd.  6th.  Parties  were  then  fierce  and  revengefnl.  Prominent 
men  of  the  opposite  party  fled  for  safety.  Rastel,  the  lawyer,  after- 
Avards  Judge;  Haywood,  the  author  and  epigrammatist;  Cieinent,  the 
Doctor,  President  of  the  College  of  Physicians,  among  others,  fled  to 
Brabant,  adjoining  Holland,  and  several  took  up  printing.  It  came 
easy  to  Rastel,  son  of  a  che:ip  printer,  whose  lather,  perhaps,  was  a 
Dutchman  with  an  English  wife.  One  of  the  father's  letters  about 
cheap  printing,  proposing  to  publish  a  religious  tract  and  scatter  it 
over  England,  and  showing  how  much  he  could  do  for  £100, is  yet  well 
worth  reading.     I  can  refer  you  to  a  copy. 

Under  Edwd.  Gtli  priests  were  permitted  to  marry.  The  Convoca- 
tion of  clergy,  influenced  by  Cranmer, — unable  to  tell  how  the  tribe  of 
Levi,  or  the  sons  of  Aaron  could  be  raised  and  maintained  without 
wives  and  tithes, — by  a  majority  vote  declared  that  the  Bible  did  not 
forbid  a  priest  to  have  one  wife.  But  at  this  time  and  for  a  long  time, 
by  Englisii  law  and  custom  females  were  placed  under  the  power  of 
their  parents  and  guardians,  or  of  the  king,  in  respect  to  whom  they 
should  marry,  and  the  law  was  sharply  enforced  over  them.  Often 
they  were  bargained  and  sold  in  a  very  profligate  manner,  and  made 
the  wives  of  persons  whom  they  had  never  seen  and  for  whom  no  per- 
sonal affection  could  exist. 

But  few  parents  or  guardians  of  the  educated  or  wealthy  classes 
would,  for  a  long  time,  permit  their  daughters  to  marry  a  priest.  The 
religious  portion,  embracing  generally  the  mothers,  conld  not  hastily 
change  their  habits  and  opinions  on  such  a  topic;  nor  could  the 
younger  class  of  females  dare  to  defy  the  fashions  and  customs  of  the 
age.  Many  long  thought  it  a  "  horrid  prolanity"  for  a  priest  to 
hav'e  a  wife.  Some  of  the  bishops  and  vicars  with  large  tithes  and 
wealthy,  succeeded  in  getting  wives.  But  with  difficulty.  One  bishop 
of  the  new  order,  formerly  canon  of  a  monastery,  had  six  daughters 
willing  to  marry  priests,  and  they  all  had  the  opportunity.  All  became 
the  wives  of  subsequent  bishops.  Poynet,  noted  as  a  mathematician, 
wrote  a  defence  for  the  marriage  of  priests,  and  became  a  bishop,  tak- 
ing a  wife.     Bale,  the  author,  became  an  Irish  bishop. 

But  in  about  six  years  Edward  Gth  died,  and  Mary's  reign  commenced, 
completely  reactionary.  The  celibacy  of  priests  was  again  enforced. 
Any  priest  or  bishop  having  a  Avife  was  compelled  to  dismiss  and  re- 
pudiate her  and  her  children  ;  or  else  was  not  only  deprived  of  his 
office  and  place,  but  prosecuted  and  punished.  It  is  almost  incredible, 
but  I  can  produce  and  read  to  you  the  form  of  repudiation  of  wives 
required  of  married  priests,  as  a  condition  of  remaining  in  office  or 
preaching,  and  if  they  agreed  to  this,  their  children  were  at  once  pro- 
nounced illegitima'"e.  All  the  bishops,  and,  generally  the  priests  who 
had  followed  Cranmer's  example,  in  taking  wives,  refused  to  repudiate 
their  wives  and  children,  and  were  dismissed  and  degraded.  Nor  was 
this  all.  The  same  spirit  which  producd  this,  reveled  in  prosecu- 
tions, imprisonments  and  burnings.  Cranmer  was  burnt  at  the  stake. 
Bishop  Farrar  was  burnt  and  many  others,  but  some  escaped.  John 
Rogers,  the  martyr,  (as  well  as  Cranmer),  having  been  in  Germany 
and  having  corrected  proofs  for  the  Bible  and  other   books,   had   a 


162  English  and  Dutch  Iniermarriagcs.  [October, 

Dutch  wife,  the  mother  of  liis  nine  children.  He  refused  to  repudiate 
and  dis,2:nice  her  and  them  ;  and  perhaps  this  had  as  much  to  do  with 
his  horrihle  death  by  fire  as  any  theolooical  opinion  or  doctrine  of 
pretended  heresy.  For  this  was  a  point  upon  wliicli  tlie  bigots  were 
especially  rabid. 

Peter  JMartyr,  early  protestant  reformer,  born  in  Fh)rence,  cannot 
well  be  called  a  Dntcinnan,  but  cnme  from  a  place  distinguished  in  the 
same  line.  While  protestantism  Avas  fiivored,  he  became  a  professor  at 
Oxford.  His  wife  died  and  was  buried  there;  but  in  Mary's  reign  he 
not  only  had  to  flee,  but  her  remains  were  officially  dug  up  and  cast 
upon  a  dung-hill.  Such  was  the  brulal  and  disgraceful  fi-rocity  prac- 
tised, in  the  name  of  religion,  by  politicians  seeking  to  fill  the  places 
held  by  their  opponents. 

But  few,  perhaps,  have  thought  much  of  the  poor  disgraced  wives 
and  children  of  priests  not  burnt ;  or  have  enquired  how  many  of  them 
so  cruelly  repudiated  and  disgraced,  and  with  no  safe  resting  place  in 
England,  retired  to  Holland  and  to  Flanders,  where  they  could  live 
reputably  and  quietly,  or  have  inquired  how  many  priests  or  their 
children  became  printers,  or  weavers,  or  cloth -workers,  among  the 
foreigners  wiio  deemed  them  in  no  disgrace. 

AVe  have  some  account  of  the  fugitives,  Eead  the  life  of  Sandys,  af- 
terwards archbishop,  as  a  sample.  He  had  an  English  wife  dimly 
traced.  "  Many  fugitives"  (says  Strype)  "  took  up  tht-ir  residence  at 
Basil ; "  "finding  the  people  kind  and  courteous  ;  "  and  "  because  many 
"  would  have  employment  in  the  printing  house  there — the  printers 
"  of  Basil  surpassing  all  others  in  Germany."  At  the  same  time,  in 
England,  "books  were  thonglit  fit  to  be  published,  the  purpose  of 
"  which  was  to  make  marrietl  priests  contemptible,  and  to  show  how 
"  unlawful  and  Avicked  marriage  was  in  men  of  holy  orders." 

This  attempt  to  force  and  manufacture  public  opinion  doubtless  had 
some  effect;  we  have  rather  to  conjecture  how  much,  than  to  find  it 
recorded.  It  seemed  so  many  of  the  people  Avere  deluded,  that  the 
public  writers  avoided  the  marriage  question  entirely  ;  fearing  to  give 
offence,  if  they  wrote  about  it. 

Matthew  Parker,  a  native  of  Norwich,  had  been  in  college  with  Bacon, 
Cecil  and  Cranmer.  To  sustain  Cranmer  he  Avrote  an  able  work  in 
Latin,  on  the  marriage  of  priests.  (/;)  When  permitted,  under 
Edward  6th,  he  practised  Avhat  he  taught  by  getting  married.  Under 
Mary  he  and  Poynct  were  drprived  of  their  places — Avere  dri\'tn  from  the 
pulpit,  and  obliged  to  conceal  themselves  and  their  wive^  and  children 
to  avoid  prosecution.  Poynet  died  at  Strasburg.  Of  course  their  books 
were  suppressed.  The  clerical  party  could  tolerate  no  difference  of 
opinion,  no  argument,  no  freedom  of  speech. 

We  can  imagine,  or  indeed  we  know,  hoAV  the  supposed  uuholiness  of 
marriage  in  priests  tended  to  let  down,  degrade,  nnd  dishonor  the  insti- 
tution of  marriage  itself  How  could  it  be  unholy  for  one  set,  the  pat- 
terns of  society,  and  not  for  another?  or  unholy  for  man  and  not  for 
woman,  more  devout  than  he?  It  was  an  absurd  and  vicious  view; — 
an  attempt  to  make  priests  unfetling,  unsocial  and  inhuman.     They, 

(6)  Note. — Annther  work  was  by  Antliony  Bonfinius — a  merchant — as  well  ua 
learned  man,  published  in  1572. 


1872.]  English  and  Dutch  Intermarriages.  163 

too  ofteTi,  were  so,  as  shown  by  their  cruel  and  inf:imons  burnings  for 
pretended  heresies,  {c) 

Alter  the  death  of  Queen  Mary — under  Queen  Ehzabelh — when  the 
absentees  returned,  from  exile,  and  political  papists  went  abroad,  the 
law  of  England  was  finally  cbanged  and  priests  permitted  to  marry,  if 
they  could  find  fit  wives.  They  now  have  the  first  choice  ;  but  had  not 
then,  nor  for  a  longtime  afterwards.  Matthew  Parker,  while  at  leisure, 
improved  his  book,  favoring  the  marriage  of  priests,  and  put  it  in  a  few 
powei'ful  hands  where  it  had  effect.  Rising  from  concealment  he 
was  pi'omoted  and  made  Archbishop  of  Canterbury — succetding  Regi- 
nald Pole,  and  he  became  a  noted  antiqnarian.  It  is  said  that  Queen 
Elizabeth,  unable  to  conquer  her  prejudices  or  education,  insulted  his 
wife,  and  drove  her  from  cotirt  circles.  The  Qneen's  prejudices  were 
still  more  pointedly  shoAvn  afterwards.  The  father  of  Fletcher,  the  poet, 
became  Bishop  of  London,  and  was  a  favorite  of  hers.  But  losing  his 
first  wife,  and  marrying  a  handsome  widow  for  his  second,  he  greatly 
offended  her;  "slie  thought  it  very  indecent  for  an  elderly  clergyman, 
"a  bishop,  and  who  already  had  one  wife,  to  marry  a  second,  and  gave 
"such  a  loose  to  her  indignation  that  not  content  with  forbidding  him 
"her  presence,  she  ordered  her  Archbishop  Whitgift,  (a  coelebs,  whom 
"slie  called  her  little  black  husband)  to  suspend  him  from  the  exercise  of 
"  his  episcopal  functions;  which  was  done."  She  showed  herself  the 
daughter  of  Henry  the  VIII.  As  the  Queen  so  acted,  many  of  course,, 
followed  her  example.  When  slie  took  snuff,  many  were  ready  to  sneeze. 
We  must  judge  of  the  effect  ttpon  the  mothers  and  guardians  in  objecting 
to  their  daughters  and  wards  becoming  the  wives  of  bishops  or  priests 
— the  Queen  being  so  opposed  to  them,  {d)  Many  families  were  divided 
upon  these  politico-religious  question?.  The  Yonng  family  was  a  large 
one,  and  we  can  trace  some  of  its  members  who  Avere  clergymen,  and 
their  course. 

The  Rev.  John  Young,  as  a  bishop,  conformed  to  Queen  Mary's  laws, 
and  helped  enforce  cruelty.  He  was  deprived  of  office  and  imprisoned 
under  Elizabeth,  with  others.  Thomas  Young  was  a  clergyman  and 
liad  a  wife,  whom  he  would  not  repudiate.  He  was  an  exile  in  1553 
under  Mary.  Elizabeth  Yonng  passed  back  and  forth  to  Holland,  called 
an  exile  by  Strype,  and  was  accused  of  bringing  books  into  England.. 
It  is  presumed  she  was  connected  witli  this  Thomas,  perhaps  his  wife 
or  his  daughter.  He  returned  to  England  under  Queen  Elizabeth,  and 
became  her  Archbishop  of  York.  He  died  in  1568.  The  privy  council 
then  had  to  iuierfo-e  to  i-ave  his  widow  from  insult,  and  to  protect  her 
rights.  Her  property  in  Shropshire  was  withheld  from  her.  We  have 
not  such  full  particulars  respecting  the  family  as  are  desirable,  (e)  Whe- 
ther Thomas  Yoni]g,  of  a  later  age,  the  tutor  of  Milton,  was  of  his. 

((•)  Its  practical  effect  can  he  seen  in  the  extent  to  which  bastardy  prevailed^ 
in  ppitc  of  all  the  laws  and  religious  injunctions  forbidding  it.  No  Archbishop  lias 
publicly  recognized  his  bastard  since  Wolscy,  the  Pope's  great,  cardinal.  IS'o  monarch, 
Bince  the  concealed  jiapist,  the  adopted  Charles  the  Second.     But  befoi-e ! 

id)  The  curious  studerit  exnminiiig  (he  prosecutions  instituted  and  carried  on  by 
Wliitgilt,  Archbisho]),  and  Aylmer,  Bishop  of  London,  will  hardly  fail  to  notice  how 
often  the  married  clergymen  were  as-bailed  by  some  allegation  about  their  marriage  or 
their  wives.     Take  the  case  of  Bariiaby  Benison,  as  a  sample,  1  Neal.,  Puritans,  IGV). 

(<?)  The  only  "Young"  of  Shro]'sliire,  noticed  by  us,  was  the  mother  of  Gov. 
Willis  of  Connecticut.  Her  name  was  Bridget,  and  she  was  described  as  the  daughter- 
of  William  Young,  of  Kingston  Hall,  Salop  Co. 


164  English  and  Dutch  Intermarriages.  [October, 

fiimily,  wc  know  not.  In  the  Life  of  Milton,  by  Phillips,  he  was  called 
"  pastor  for  the  Engli^^h  merchant  adventurers  of  Hamborongh."  For 
twenty-five  years,  while  emigrants  were  coming  to  this  country  (from 
iGoO  to  1G55),  he  was  rector  of  Stow-market,  a  parish  in  the  centre  of 
Suffolk  County,  twelve  miles  from  old  Ipswich.  Our  enquiries  for  his 
family  or  ancestry  have  failed.  Other  clergymen  of  that  county  named 
Young,  older  than  he,  attract  attention.  One,  named  Christopher 
Young — (old  enough  to  be  the  father  of  Thomas,  of  Stow-market) — 
was  vicar  of  Kevdon,  Suffolk  County,  near  the  coast — about  two  miles 
from  Southwold — having  a  church  there  dedicated  to  St.  Margaret,  Avith 
a  chapel  at  Southwold,  annexed  to  the  vicarage.  He  was  appointed 
Vicar  of  Eeydon  on  14th  January,  lull,  and  died  14th  June,  1G26. 
Soon  after,  on  11th  July,  1G27,  he  Avas  succeeded  as  Vicar  of  Eeydon  by 
a  familiar  name,  John  Goldsmith.  Another  named  "  Kdward  Yonges," 
was  called  a  vicar,  and  was  at  Southwold  in  1616.  The  chapel  there 
was  a  fine  old  edifice,  built  in  14G0,  and  dedicated  to  St.  Edmunds.  It 
was  on  an  eminence,  overlooking  the  German  Sea,  towards  Holland. 
The  curate  of  this  chapel  was  appointed  by  the  Vicar  of  Eeydon.  We 
should  not  know  so  much  about  this  but  for  the  entry  in  the  local  his- 
tory that  Edward,  the  son,  andEIizabeth,  the  daughter  of  this  minister 
Yonges,  were  drowned  in  the  haven,  as  they  were  coming  from  DuuAvich 
pier  (live  miles  south)  in  a  boat,  and  buried  11th  July,  1G16.  Here, 
doubtless,  is  the  place  from  which  to  trace  the  Eev.  John  Youngs,  born 
about  1G0;2,  afterwards  of  Southold,  L.  I.,  also  Christopher  Youngs,  of 
Massachusetts. 

There  was  a  Bishop  under  Qu.  Eliz.  named  John  Underhill,  who  Avas 
married,  and  Avho  died  in  1592,  leaA'ing  a  daughter — of  him  and  some 
others  Ave  have  not  full  accounts. 

Qu.  Eliz.  had  a  regular  Avar  with  papist  priests  and  expelled  them. 
Afier  her  death,  Avhen  Jas.  I  and  Chas.  LAvere  in  power  and  Avere  ac- 
knowledged by  the  pope,  they  Avere  Avilling  that  papists  abroad  should 
come  back  to  England.  But  parliament  Avas  not,  and  forbade  their  re- 
turn. The  great  ecclesiastical  chiefs  appointed  by  these  kings  were 
generally  not  opposed  to  the  return  of  papists,  but  Avilling  to  oppose 
puritans.  Many  dissenting  or  non-conforming  protestants  Avere  driven 
from  England  ;  including  weavers  or  cloth  manufacturers,  as  trouble- 
some felloAvs,  and  the  leaders  of  congregations  of  weavers,  no  longer 
permitted  to  Avor^hip  in  peace,  or  to  use  their  own  Bibles  or  prayers. 
These  Avere  received  as  friends  in  Holland. 

{To  he  continued.) 

In  Shelburne,  Mass.,  is  an   old  grave-yard  having  manj'  ancient  licad-stones,  the 

oldc«t  bearing  date 1773.     One  inscriiition  is  unique,   and  miglil  ])uzzle  almost 

.any  one.     I  copy:     "  Here  lyeth  j-"  body  of  Molly,  wife  oi'  Julia  Kellogg,"  et  cetera. 

An  omission  of  a  letter.  I  saiil :  sliould  have  been  Julian,  oC  course.  But  no,  said  Mr. 
A.,  my  guide  and  a  very  correct  man,  lie  (now  85  years  old)  recollected  the  man  and 
knew  him  well,  anil  his  name  was  the  feminine  Julia.  A  freak  of  his  parents  probably, 
«aid  Mr.  A.,  in  having  him  thus  named. 

S.  B.  Barlow,   1869. 


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SLOSSON    ge:nbalo (I Y. 


By  D.  WiLLixiMS  Patterson-. 


( Condudod  from  Page  116.) 

Chil.  of  Jeliieb    [15]  and  Eebecca  (Dudley)  Slosson. 

49.  I.  JEHIEL,'  (88)  b.  Greenville,  Greene  Co.,N.  Y  ,  July  23, 1788  ; 
m.  Amy  Ladd,  b.  Amsterdam,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  27,  1789,  dau.  of  Cyrus  and 
Amy  (Allun)  Ladd.  He  d.  Maine,  N.  1^,  July  12,  185G ;  she  d.  Kala- 
mo,  Mich.,  Sept.  8,  1858.  ^^    ^^     ^^       ^^ 

50.  II.  BEDY.'  b.  G.,  March  2,  1790;  d.  Union,  N.  Y.,  May  13, 
1840,  unm. 

51.  III.  SALLY,,  b.  G.,  July  18,  1792;  d.  Feb.  8,  1807. 

52  IV.  GRILLE  ,'  b.  G.,  May  24,  1793  ;  bap.  and  joined  the  church 
in  Stockbndge,  Mas3.,  March  4,  1819;  m.  Feb.  10,  1813,  ISAAC 
CURTIS,  b.  Stockbridge,  Jan.  11,  1789,  son  of  Isaac  and  Hannah 
(Higbe)  Curtis.  He  d.  at  Brockport,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  5,  1851 ;  she  lives  in 
Maine,  N.  Y.,  'with  her  sister  Anna.     Child :  ' 

1  Albert  ^b  May  2,  1815  ;  m.  Lucy  Curtis  Dresser,  and  after  her  death,  m.  l>er 
sister 'Sarivh  Neal  Dresner;  he  d.  Oct.  24,  1866;  had  by  first  wife  two  suns, 
Nathan  Slusson,  ^  and  Elias.  " 

53.  V.  NATHAN*  (94)  b.  G.,  Ap.  7,  1795;  m.  Newark  Valley, 
N  Y.  Dec.  1,  1828,  Lauriuda  Brown,  b.  Union,  now  Newark  Valley, 
N*  Y  '  Oct  23,  1797;  dan.  of  Joseph  and  Experience  (Stafford)  Brown. 
Shed.  Maine,  N.Y.,  Sept.  13,  1852;  and  he  m.  (2d)  Aug.— ,  1854, 
Huldah  Bennett,  widow  of  Moses  Bennett.  He  d.  Maine,  N.  Y.,  ±eb.. 
27,  1858;  shed.  Pitcher  N.Y.,  Oct.— ,1859.  ,    ,^    ,„,.    ^,^^,,« 

54  VL  ANNA/b.  G.,  May  2,  1797;  m.  Sept.  19,  1815,  MOfeLb 
DELANO,  her  cousin,  b.  Kent,  Conn.,  Oct.  6,  1788,  son  of  Aaron  and 
Anna,'  [16]  (Slosson)  Delano;  he  is  a  farmer  and  blacksmith;  they 
settled  in  the  north  part  of  Union,  now  Maine,  Broome  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and 
still  live  on  the  same  spot,  in  1872,  having  celebrated  their  "  Golden 
Wedding,"  seven  years  ago.     Children  : 

1  MARSUAL.sb.  Union,  N.  Y..  May  19,  1816;  m.  Nov.  15,  1838,  Lvdia  Gibson   b. 

Union  Oct  22, 1816,  dau.  of  Ephraira  H.  and  Hannah  (Howard)  Gibson.  She 
d  Maine  N  Y.,  March  30,  1851;  and  he  m.  ('2d)  Jan.  6,  1852,  Lucy  Jana 
Mooers,  b.  Aug.  15,  1822,  dun.  of  Michaiah  and  Sarah  (Newton)  Mooers ; 
resides' in  Maine,  N.  Y.     Children: 

1  Theron,  <=  b.  Sept.  21,  18H9  ;  d.  Dec.  6,  ISfiO. 

2  Ahna,  ^  b.  Aug.  15,  1843  ;  ni.  June  — ,  1866,  Orrin  E.  Iline. 

3'.  i/arv.'eb.  July  13,  1862.  r      •     m        ,,         ♦.,  ^ 

2  Caroline,  3  b.   Union.  July  31,   1819;  m.  Oct.,  1845,  Lewis  Tyrrell;   settled 

at  Union,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  Ap.  2,  1870 ;  s.  p. 

3  Sarah,  5  b.  Union,  May  16,  1S24;  d.  Jan.  25,  1825. 

4  Aarons,  b.   Union,  March  18,  1826;  ni.   March   24,   18^0,   Ehza  Bunnell     b. 

Oteo-o  N  Y    Ap.  23,  1822,  dau.  of  Jesse  and  Betsey  (Hyatt)   Bunnell.     Ue 
has°not  yet  applied  for  office  under  his  third  cousin,  President  U.  S.  Grant. 
Child : 
1.  Ul^en  Noriah,  <'  b.  Maine,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  11,  1851. 

55   VIL  ABNER,  ^  (95)  b.  Greenville,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  17,  1800;    m.. 
March  14,  1833,  Nancy  Marean,  b.  Union,  N.  Y.,  July  11,  1798,  dau. 


166  SIosso7i  Genealogy.  [October, 

■of  Thomas  and   Esther    (Patterson)    Marean.     She  d.  Maine,  N.  Y., 
March  3,  ISUo.     He  lives  in  JSTorthAvood,  Worth  Co.,  Iowa. 

56.  VIII.  GILES/ (98)  b.  Greenville,  N.  Y.,  March  7,  1803;  m. 
Nov.  18,  1830,  Saiah  Muzzy,  b.  Tioga,  now  Newark  Valley,  N.  Y., 
May  13,  1804,  dau.  of  Jonas  and  Thersey  (Moore)  Muzzy;  they  live  in 
Maine,  N.  Y. 

Chil.  of  Nathaniel,'  (IT)  and  Eunice  (Sisson)  Slosson. 

57.  I.  ANSON  SEYMOUR,*  (100)  b.  Eichmond,  Mass..  October  1, 
179G;  m.  Oct.  IG,  1n27,  Mary  Steele,  b.  Antrim,  N.  II.,  Oct.  31,  1795, 
dau.  of  Samuel  and  Nancy  (McKcan)  Steele,  and  g.  dan.  of  James  and 
Margaret  Steele.  They  settled  in  Maine,  Broome  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Avhere  he 
d.  March  10,  18G1.  She  removed  to  Albanv,  Kansas,  where  she  d. 
8ept.  1,  1867. 

58.  11.  TRUMAN,^  (104)  b.  Richmond,  Aug.  23. 1798,  married  Jane 
Wilson  of  Union,  N.  Y.,  and  settled  in  East  Bloomfield,  N.  Y. 

59.  III.  William,*  (106)  b.  Richmond;  July 32, 1800;  m.  Julia  A.  De 
Witt ;  dau.  of  Col.  Abram  De  Witt  of  Chenango,  now  Fenton,  N.  Y. 
She  d.  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  24,  1844.  He  resides  in  Binghamton, 
N.  Y. ;  a  farmer. 

60.  IV.  FRANKLIN  SISS0N7  (113)  b.  Dec.  8,  1803 ;  for  many 
years  a  teacher  of  vocal  music ;  now  a  physician  ;  lives  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio.     He  m.  Julia  West,  dau.  of  Abner  West,  of  Richmond,  Mass. 

Chil.  of  Nathaniel'  (17)  and  Rhoda  (Judd)  Slosson. 

61.  V.  OZIAS  JUDD,^  (116)  b.  Stockbridge,  July  23,  1807;  m. 
Union,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  1,  1833,  Ann  Fisher,  b.  at  Francestown,  N.  H., 
Sept.  19,  1811,  dan.  of  James  Steele  and  Ann  (Burton)  Fisher.  He 
was  a  farmer,  settled  at  Newark  Valley,  N.  Y.,  and  d.  of  disease  of  the 
heart,  while  sitting  as  inspector  of  town  election,  Feb.  11,  1862;  she 
d.  Feb.  8,  1872,  of  pneumonia,  and  was  buried  in  Hope  Cemetery,  by 
the  side  of  her  husband,  on  the  auniversarv  of  his  death. 

63.  VL  HENRY  BELDENV  (1^1)  b.\Stockbridge,  Nov.  (family 
record  says  Dec.)  30, 1808  ;  m.  May  — ,  1833,  Sabrina  Leonard  Muzzy, 
b.  Jan.  3.  1810.  dan.  of  Jonas  and  Thersey  (Moore)  Muzzv,  of  Newark 
Valley,  N.  Y.  He  d.  in  Owego,  N.  Y.,\lau.  8,  1864.  she  d.  Owego, 
Jan.  6,  1867,  aged  57  years. 

"  Bury  tlie  dead,  and  weep 
In  stillness,  o'er  the  loss  ; 
Bury  the  dead  !  in  Christ  they  sleep, 
Who  bore  on  earth  His  Cross, 
And  from  the  grave  their  dust  shall  rise. 
In  His  own  image  to  the  skies." 

63.  VIL  SARAH  JUDD,Mj.  Stockbridge.  Oct.  34,  1810;  d.  West 
Stockbridge,  Feb.  7,  1836. 

64.  VIII.  DANIEL,*  b.  Aug.  31,  1812  ;  d.  at  Scran  ton,  Peun.,  Aug. 
24,  1853  ;  unmarried. 

65.  IX.  GROVE,*  b.  Aug.  6,  1815;  d.  Ap.  14,  1816. 

66.  X.  JOHN,"  b.  Jan.  13,  1817;  d.  Jan.  14,  1817. 

Chih  of  Joseph:!  (19)  and  Marana  (Hatch)  Slosson. 

67.  I.  MARTIN,*  settled  in  Richmond,  Mass.;  m.  Jan.  16,  1831, 
Sabra  M.  Avery,  of  Lenox,  Mass. 

Chil.  of  Ezbon,'  (28)  and  Electa  (Williams)  Slosson. 


18/2.]  Slosson  Genealogy.  167 

68.  I.  CAROLINE,-  b.  Stocl^bridge,  Mass.,  Feb.  23,  1791;  came 
into  the  Avilderness  of  the  Boston  I'nrchase,  with  her  parents,  in  1793; 
imd  as  Elisha  Wilson,  Abram  Broun,  Isaac  Brown  and  J)aniel  Ball, 
lett  "  Old  Htockbridge,"  on  the  very  day  ot  her  birth,  to  make  the  very 
first  settlement  within  the  limits  of  the  present  towns  of  Berkshire, 
and  Newark  Valley ;  and  as  she  came  in  with  her  mother  and  grand- 
mother, who  were  tlie  very  first  women  in  the  settlement,  her  life 
covers  the  whole  existence  of  the  two  towns.  She  m.  EZEKIEL  RICH,  b. 
Cherry  Valley,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  14,  1783,  son  ol  Simeon  and  Lucy  (Lincoln) 
Rich. 

They  lived  in  Newark  Valley  till  Ap.  3,  1821,  when  they  moved  to 
tlie  north  part  of  Berkshire,  since  made  a  separate  town,  and  named 
in  their  honor,  Richford,  Avhore  she  still  resides.  He  d.  Richford,  Ap. 
13,  1854.     Children  : 

1.  Mary  Anx,^  b.  Ap.  14,  1813;  d.  Dec.  20,  1847. 

2.  Chauncey  Leroy,"  b.  Jan.  '29,  181.5;  a  merchant  of  Ricliford,  Tiofja  County, 

N.  Y.  ;  m.  Julj^  4,  1836,  Eunice  Dt-niinu;,  b.  Great  Earrington,  Mass.  Sept.  28, 
1813,  dan.  of  Abram  and  Louisa  (Han-is)  Di-niing.  She  d.  Dec.  27,  1866.  Ho 
m.  (2d)  June  6,  1868;  Jane  Mon-nos,  b.  Richford,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  9,  1851,  dau. 
of  John  and  Winifred  (O'ljrien)  Morenos      Children: 

1.  C/iaunca/  i)(»)m(/,'' b.  Richfurd,   N.   Y.,  June    13,   1833;  m.   Jan.   1,   1S61, 

Elizabeth  Jane.  Powell,  b.  Richford,  Dec.  20,  1834,  dau.  of  Dr.  Elijah 
and  Jane  (Anderson)  Powell.     Slie  d.  July  17,  1866.     Children  : 

1.  Clara  Delphene,'  b.  R.,  Oct.  27,  1861. 

2.  Stella  Marv.'b.  R.,  Sept.  25,  1863. 

3.  Lilla  Louise,"  b.  R.,  Oct.  14,  1S65. 

2.  Gcorr/c  Lcroi/,*^  b.  R.,  Nov.  10,  1843  ;  m.  -Ian,  11,  1865,  Anna  E.  Taylor,  b. 

Newark  Valley,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  25.  1847,  dau.  of  Wm.  C.  and  Julia  Taylor; 
she  d.  Nov.  16,  1865;  lie  m.  (2d)  May  23,  1867,  Mrs.  Frances  Adelaido 
(Wakeley)  Thomi)Son,  dau.  cf  David  B.  and  Rebecca  (MotVhorter) 
"Wakelev,  and  widow  of  J.  Floyd  Thompson.     Children: 

1.  John  Deming.'  b.  R.,  Ap.  20,  18G8. 

2.  Lulu  A.,'  b.  R..  Feb.  3,  1870. 

3.  Edward  Harris,*^  h.  R.,  June  20,  1849. 

4.  Frederick  Lee, '^  h.  R.,  March  1.  1";69. 

5.  A  daughter,"  b.  R.,  Aug.  7,  1872. 

S.  Angeline  Eliz.\,5  1j,  jn^ov.  23,  1816,  m.  Lewis  Halsey  Kelly,  M.  D.,  and  d.  Nov. 
10,1857. 

4.  LuciEX  Dexsmore,5  b.  Sept.  24,  1818;  lives  in  Woodstock,  111. 

5.  Ax  INFANT,''  d.  Jan.  3,  18'il. 

6.  Maria  Louisa,'^  b.  Sept.  2,  182S;  m.  Sept.  29,  1850;  John  More  Benjamin,  b. 

Delaware  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  13,  1825,  son  of  Iliram  and  Gertrude  (Van  Hoesen) 
Benjamin;  resides  in  Painesville,  Ohio.     Children: 

1.  Frances  Angcline,'^  b.  Richford,  N.  Y.,  July  18,  1851. 

2.  Carrie  Gertrude,*^  b.  PainesvillL-,  0.,  March  3,  1854. 

3.  Kate  Augusta,"  b.  Painesville,  ().,  Aug.  22,  185'J ;  d.  July  18,  1860. 

4.  Louisa  Antoinette,"  b.  Painesville,  O.,  Aug.  IS,  1861. 

69.  II.  SARAH,-*  b.  Aug.  2,  1796  ;  m.  OTIS  LINCOLN,  b.  Western, 
now  Warren,  Mass.,  June  24,  1787,  son  of  Thomas  and  Anna  (Keyes) 
Lincoln.  He  was  an  active,  energetic,  enterprising  man,  engaged  iu 
farming,  milling,  lumbering,  trading  and  manufacturing,  and,  more 
than  any  other  man,  "has  contributed  by  his  enterprise  and  successful 
business  to  the  advancement  of  the  village  of  Newark  Valley."  She 
d.  March  28,  1844;  he  m.  (2d)  Mrs.  Mary  (Hayes)  Pearsall,  who  sur- 
vives him ;  he  d.  Dec.  7,  1863 ;  they  rest  in  Hope  Cemetery.  Child- 
ren:— 


168  Slosson   Genealogy.  [October, 

1.  William    Slosson,'^  b.  Aug,    13,    1813;    ni.  Jan.   14,   1S3G,  Helen  Maria  Bur- 

bank,  b  Chester,  Mass.,  Feb.  24,  181fi,  cl;ui.  of  Christopher  and  Lncia  (Leo- 
nard) Burbanic.  He  was  broiigiit  up  in  tlic  business  with  liis  lather,  and  on 
his  retiring-,  succeeded  him,  continuing  and  enlarging  it  luitil  1865,  when 
he  sold  out.  In  Nov.,  186f>,  he  was  elected  to  Congress  from  the  26th  Con- 
gressional District  of  N.  Y. ;  and  since  Ih'CiV,  has  lived  in  Wasliington,  D.  C. ; 
practicing  law  since  the  expiration  of  Jiis  term  in  Congress;  child: 
1.  Stella  Auynsta,  "  b.  Jan.  V-\,  1837,  m.  Sidney  A.Kent,  of  Chicago,  111. 

2.  A  sov'  b.  Feb.  24,  1816;  d.  Feb.  27.  18 16 

3.  Celi-V  b.  June  14,  1817;  m.  Sep.  3,  1841,  Williiir.)  B.  Burbank ;  she  d.  Mav 

23,  1845.  s.p. 

4.  Caroline  A.manda,-^  b  March  1.  1819  ;  m.  Aug.  22,  1.37,  Charles  Higbe,  b  Aug, 

7,  1817,  son  of  Anson  and    Ann    (Patterson)   Higbe,   a   farmer    of  Newark 

Vallev;  cliild: 

1.   William  jimon^-  b  Jan.  20,  1854. 

5.  Cii.\RLTrs  Keyes, J  b.   hwx.   6,    1822;  a  druggist  of  Owego,  N.  Y.,  m.  Jan.    14, 

1847,  Lauia  Ann  Stebbins,  b.  Juno  2.'i,  1825,  dan.  of  JJariiabrvi  Merrick  and 
Roxalaua  (Gleasim)  oteubins.     Children: 

1.  Frances  Alarii,'  b.  Aug.  19,  1851  ;  d.  Oct.  1,  IS'S. 

2.  Otis:  b.  Jan.' 23,  185«" 

3.  William  Slosson'-  b.  Jan.  1,  1860  ;  d.  May  5,  ;87i. 

4.  Katie  Jlai/,"  b.  March  9,  1862. 

5.  Laura  Fuffmia.'-  h.  May  18,  1864  ;  d.  Aug.  11.  1867. 

6.  Jane  Charlotte,^  b.   Feb.   20,  1825;  ni    Aug.  13,  1 845,  William  Josiah  Burr, 

M.D.,  b.  Homer.  N.  Y.,  March  28,  1818,  son  of  Anirew  and  Mary  Cleveland 
(Bntteriield)  Burr.  He  enlisted  as  a  private  in  76th  N.  Y.  Volunteers,  Oct. 
1861  ;  was  commissioned  as  asst.  sur2'er)n  of  59th  N.  Y.  Vols.,  May  13,  I  8(J2 ; 
promoted  surgeon  of  ■I2d  N.  Y.  Vols.,  May  21,  1863;  mustered  out  with  t!ie 
regt.  July  13,  1864;  re-entered  tlic  service  Aug.  25,  1864,  as  acting  staff 
surgeon  U.  S.  A.;  serving  till  June  2,  1865;  since  which  he  has  practiced 
his  "profession  in  Newark  Valley,  N.  Y.     Children: 

1.  Willium  Henry, ^'  b.  Sept.  2,  1846;    resides  Chicago,  HI. 

2.  Sarah  Jane,^  b.  Aug.  23.  18-18;  resides  Washington,  D.  C. 
S.   Gewye  Lincoln,^  b.  Jan.  3",  1857. 

4.  Marij  Ella,^  b.  A)).  14,  1859. 

7.  Julia  Ette,'^  b.  Ap.  2,  1827;  m.  Jan.   10.  1849,  Barnabas  Merrick  Stebbins, 

Jr.,  b.  Aug.  14,  1822,  son  of  B.  M  and  Roxalana  (Gleason)  Stebbins;  an 
underwriter,  of  Owego.  N.  Y.     Children : 

1.  George  Turner  <-\>.  Oct.  5,  1857. 

2.  Caroline  Louisa*^  b.  Ap.  21,  18ti0. 

8.  George  Emmett,^  b.  Dec.  4,    1829;  m.  Dec.  19,  1866,  Emma  Apgusta   Shel- 

don, b.  May  1,  1846,  dau.  of  Sylvester  and  Sally  (Robbins)  Sheldon;  a 
trader,  lives  in  Painesville,  Ohio,  s.p. 

9.  Helen  Makia,'  b.   June  8,  lS3i  ;    m.   June  8,   1853,   D.   Williams  Patterson, 

b.  Union,  Broome  Co.,  N.  Y.,  July  15,  1824,  son  of  Chester  and  Mary 
Ann  (Elliott)  Patterson;  a  dentist  by  profession,  and  a  farmer  aud 
genealogist  by  practice;  lived  at  West  Winsted,  Conn.,  till  May  3,  1865; 
and  since  that  time,  in  Newark  Valley,  Tioga  Co.,  N.  Y.  Children  : 

1.  Anna,'^  b.  A  p.  24,  1854. 

2.  Lincoln  Elliott,''  b.  Dec.  13,  1855. 

3.  E.  S.  Wood  ford;  b.  Oct.  6,  1870. 

4.  Ralph  Thacher:'  b.  Jan.  SO   1872. 

10.  Laura  Eugenia,=  b.  July  25,  1885;  d.  March  29,  1864. 

11.  Ada  Augusta,"^  b.  Nov.  1,  1837;  m.  Nov.  16,  18i)4,  Clayton  Byington,  b. 
Jan.  3,  1835,  son  of  Lawyer  and  Savilla  (Woodford)  Byington;  a  clerk,  of 
Newark  Valley,  N.  Y.,  s.p. 

12.  Sarah  Isauella.^  b.  June  25,  1842;  m.  Sept.  27,  1865,  Francis  Edwin 
Brockway,  b.  Sept.  10,  1844,  son  of  Joseph  Boyington  and  Amanda 
(Winship)  Brockway;   an  accountant,  of  Owego,  N.  Y.      Child: 

1.  Leon  Lincoln,*'  b.  Oct.  3,  1866. 

70.   III.  WILLIAMS^  (122),   b.  July  3,   1800;   m.  July   1,   1824, 
Maria  Benjamin,  b.  Lansing,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  29,  1807,  dau.  of  Joseph  aud 


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1872.]  SJosson  Genealogy.  169 

Phebe  (Hauville)  Benjamin ;  resided  Newark  Valley,  N.  Y.,  of  winch 
town  be  was  for  many  years  a  Justice  of  the  Peace;  he  d.  ]May  ;iG, 
1872,  of  debility  caused  bv  rheumatism. 

71.  IV.  FPANKLIN'  '(l^o),  b.  Feb.  20,  1805 ;  m.  Jan.  19,  1832, 
Nancy  Rich,  b.  Cherry  Valley,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  24,  1807,  dau.  of  Rufus  and 
Lydia  (Knapp)  Rich.'  He  moved  to  Owego,  N.  Y.,  in  183.3,  and  en- 
gaged in  the  stationery  and  book  business.  "For  many  years  he  took 
a  prominent  and  active  part  in  the  county  and  village  business,  being 
an  expert  accountant,  and  an  excellent  penman.  He  was  supervisor  of 
the  town  of  Owego,  several  times,  and  in  all  public  official  positions, 
discharged  his  duties  to  the  entire  acceptance  of  the  public!'  He  and 
his  wife  joined  the  church  in  Newark  Valley,  Jan.  (3,  1833.  She  d. 
Owego,  March  30,  1855.     He  d.  Owego,  Ap.  2,  18G7. 

72  V.  SEMANTHxV  b-  ^ept.  20,  1808;  m.  Jan.  16,  1843,  SBIEON 
RICH  GRIFFIN,  b.  Cherrv  Valley,  N.  Y.,  July  14, 1805,  son  of  Franklin 
and  Ruth  (Rich)  Griffin.  He  was  a  trader,  lived  in  Richford,  N.  Y., 
thence  moved  to  Harford,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  Sept.  12,  18G9.  She 
resides  in  Harford.     Children : 

1.  Latoa  Eugenia.s  b.  Richford,  Dec.  23,  1843;  m.  Aug.  18,  1866,  Charles  Bowlby 

Ellis,  b.  Bath,  N.  Y.,  July  2,  1840,  son.  of  Oren  and  Sarah  (Bowlby)  Ellis  ; 
resides  in  Harford,  Cortland  Co.,  N.  Y.     Children  : 

1.  Jiose  Eugeniaf'  b.  Harford,  July  13,  1867, 

2.  Minnie  Griffin,'^  b.  Harford,  Sept.  2,  1869. 

2.  Mary  Elizabeth,5  b.  R.,  Ap.  oO.  184*7;  m.  Nov.  23,   1867,   Lyman  Tanner,  b. 

Yirgil,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  31,  1843,  son  of  Selma  and  Almira  (Johnson)  Tanner; 
resides  in  Harford,  N.  Y.     Children: 

1.  George  Cori/don,"  h.  Harford,  March  14,  1869. 

2.  Charles  Griffiu,'^  b.  Harford.  June  20,  1871. 

Chil.  of  Eno's'  (32)  and  Rebecca  (Culver)  Slosson. 

73.  I.  MATILDA.*  b.  Berkshire,  N.  Y.,  May  30,  1804;  m.  William 
Dunham,  of  Richford,  N.  Y. ;  he  d.  July  IG,  1855 ;  she  lives  in  New 
York,  with  her  daughter. 

74.  II.  JULIA  ANN/  b.  Berkshire,  N.  Y.,  June  27,  1806 ;  m.  John 
C.  Stedman,  son  of  John  and  Sylvia  Stedman ;  she  d.  in  UnadiUa, 
Mich.,  Aug.  1,  1866. 

75.  III.  SUSAN  MARIA,*  b.  Berkshire,  N.  Y.,  Ap.  6,  1808;  m. 
James  Maxwell,  and  d.  Feb.  14,  1830. 

76.  IV.  CHARLOTTE,*  b.  Berkshire,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  16,  1810;  m.  I^. 
C.  Culver,  of  Elldand,  Penn.,  where  they  now  reside. 

77.  V.  CLARK*  (127),  b.  Berkshire,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  5,  1811,  m.  Oct. 
28,  1831,  Adeline  Ball,  b.  Berkshire,  Ap.  1,  1811,  dau.  of  Samuel  and 
Jerusha*  [30]  (Slosson)  Ball.  She  d.  Lawrenceville,  Penn.,  Sept.  IG, 
1870.     He  lives  in  New  York,  with  his  daughter. 

78.  VI.  NANCY,*  b.  Berkshire,  N.  Y.,  March  14,  1814 ;  drowned  m 
Lawrenceville,  Penn.,  Ap.  26,  1820. 

79.  VII.  ENOS,*  b.  Lawrenceville,  Penn.,  Feb.  16,  1817 ;  m.  Ellen 
Hoyt  of  Wilkes  Barre,  Penn.,  and  resides  in  Chicago,  111. 

80.  VIII.  EZBON.*  b.  Lawrenceville,  Penn.,  Oct.  17,  1818;  m. 
Cynthia  Ball,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Jerusha^'  [30]  (Slosson)  Ball, 
resides  in  Burlington,  Iowa. 

Chil.  of  Barzillai '  [39]  and  Mary  (Hatch)  Slosson. 

81.  L  JOHN  WILLIAM*  (131),  b.  Kent.  Conn.,  Dec.  20,  1795 ;  m. 
Sept.  26,  1824,  Hannah  Patty  Mills,  b.  Kent,  Jan.  5,  1803,  dau.  oi 


170  Slossbn  Genealogy.  [October, 

Pliilo  and  Ehoda  (Goodwin)  Mills.  He  was  a  trader,  and  settled  in 
Kent,  where  he  d.  of  consumption,  Kov.  14,  1862,  in  67th  year  of  his 
age.     She  sfcill  resides  in  Kent. 

82.  II.  NATHANIEL  HATCH,*  b.  Kent,  Oct.  5,  ITOB;  grad. 
Union  Coll.,  1817  ;  studied  law  with  his  uncle  William  Slosson  in  New 
York ;  became  consumptive,  and  returned  to  Kent,  where  he  d.  June 

8,  1824,  in  25th  year. 

Chil.  of  William^  [43]  and  Catherine  Alice  (Schenck)  Slosson. 

83.  I.  JOHN,*  (130)  (twin),  b.  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  21,  1806; 
grad.  at  College  of  New  Jersey,  1823;  studied  law;  settled  in  the  city 
of  New  York;  m.  Elizabeth  Steward.  She  d.  Jan.  6,  1842,  aged  31 
years.  He  has  been  for  four  years  a  judge  of  the  N.  Y.  Superior 
Court. 

84.  II.  WILLIAM*  (140)  (twin),  b.  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  21,. 
1806;  m.  Dec.  17,  1834,  Margaret  Yeits,  b.  Becket,  Mass.,  dan.  of 
Henry  and  Charlotte  (Fowler)  Yeits.  They  settled  in  Kent,  Conn., 
where  she  d.  July  9,  1849.  He  was  badly  scalded  on  the  knee,  in  a 
collision  on  the  Housatonic  railway,  near  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  Aug.  14, 
1865,  from  which  he  never  fully  recovered.     He  d.  March  8,  1868. 

85.  III.  HENEY,*  b.  New  York,  Sept.  — ,  1808  ;  studied  medicine, 
graduating  at  Albany  Medical  College ;  settled  in  Kent,  Conn. ;  where 
he  now  lives,  unmarried,  having  been  for  many  vears  in  infirm  health. 

86.  lY.  BAEZILLAP  (145),  b.  New  York,^March  1,  1810;  grad. 
Columbia  College,  1828;  m.  Jan.  24,  1833,  Margaret  Lawrence,  b.  Ap. 

9,  1811,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  ( )  Lawrence.      (See 

Laivrence  Genealogy,  by  Thomas  Lawrence,  page  104.)  He  is  a  lawyer, 
of  Geneva,  N.  Y. ;  Dist.  Atty.  for  Ontario  County. 

87.  Y.  EDWAED,*b,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  Oct. —,  1814;  grad. 
Columbia  College  1833 ;  m.  June  27,  1867,  Annie  Trumbull,  dau.  of 
Hon.  Gurdon  Trumbull,  of  Hartford,  Conn.  He  was  a  lawyer; 
resided  in  the  city  of  New  York ;  he  d.  at  Greenwich,  Conn.,  Nov.  4, 
1871,  S.2J. 

Chil.  of  Jehiel*  [49]  and  Amy  (Ladd)  Slosson. 

88.  I.  OEEILLA,^  b.  Union,  N.  Y.,  May  1,  1814  ;  m.  Aug.  8,  1865, 
John  C.  Curtis,  Esq.,  b.  Stockbridge,  Mass.,  Ap.  15,  1802,  son  of  Irani 
and  Margaret  (Carpenter)  Curtis  ;  resides  in  Maine,  N.  Y.,  s.  /;. 

89.  IL  HIAL  DUDLEY,^  b.  Union,  N.  Y.,  Ap.  ]8,  1817;  m.  Oct. 
25,  1853,  Eosa  Gordon,  b.  Middlefield,  Otsego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  June  8, 1823, 
dau.  of  Samuel  and  Harriet  (Lee)  Gordon,  lias  no  children. 

90.  III.  GAYLOED,^  b.  U.,  Oct.  22,  1819  ;  d.  March  9,  1841. 

91.  lY.  AMBEOSE,^  b.  U.,  Jan.  27,  1822 ;  m.  in  Mich.  Sarah  J. 
Gridley,  lives  in  Kalamo,  Mich. 

92.  V.  CYEUS,^  b.  U.,  Jan.  27,  1826  ;  m.  in  Mich.  Lydia  Darling. 

93.  VI.  CHAELES,Mj.  U.,  Jan.  27,  1829;  m.  Dec.  25,  1863,  his 
cousin,  Sarah  M.  Bloodgood,  b.  in  1832,  dau.  of  Isaac  and  Jerusha 
(Ladd)  Bloodgood.  He  resides  in  New  York,  where  she  d.  Jan.  11, 
1869,  aged  30  years  and  9  months;  s.  jt;.  She  was  buried  in  Evergreen 
Cemetery,  Owego,  N.  Y. 

Chil.  of  Nathan*  [53]  and  Laurinda  (Brown)  Slosson. 

94.  I.  LAUEINDA  ANNA/  b.  Union.  Broome  Co.,  N.  Y.,  June  5, 
1833;  m.  J^n.  22,  1852,  EU8TACE  HATHIWAT,  b.  March  1,  1825,  son  of 


1872.]  Slos-son  Genealogy.  171 

Dayidand  Eliza  (Church)  Hathaway;  resides  iu  Maine,  Broome  Co., 
K  Y.     Children : 

1.  Mary  Lafrinda,^  b.  Nov.  22,  1852. 

2.  Sarah  Eveline,''  b.  July  29,  1857. 

3.  Irving  Slosson,''  b.  Sept.  13,  1859. 

4.  Carleton,"  b.  Ap.  28,  1868. 

5.  Harry,«  b.  July  22,  1870. 

Cliil.  of  Abner  ^  [55]  and  Nancy  (Marean)  Slosson. 

95.  I.  JOHN  MAEEAN,''  b.  March  29,  1835 ;  m.  —  Finch ;  lives 
in  Nortlnvood.  Worth  Co.,  Iowa. 

96.  II.  EEBECCA  EMIL17  b.  May  17,  1836;  lives  in  Nortlnvood, 
Iowa. 

97.  III.  ALBERT,-'  b.  Ap.  10,  1838;  lives  in  Northwood,  Iowa. 
Ciiil.  of  Giles,^  [50]  and  Sarah  (Muzzy)  Slosson. 

98.  I.  ELIZA  AMELIA,^  b-  Union,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  27,  1831 ;  m.  Nov. 
14,  1849,  James  Taylor,  b.  Springfield,  N.  Y.,  March  17,  1827,  son  of 
Thomas  and  Eleanor  (Hurdman)  Taylor,     s.  j). 

99.  II.  HENRY  WILLIAM, '-  [154)  b.  Union,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  6,  1836, 
m.  June  16,  1859,  Arbelia  J.  Yan  Tnyl,  b.  Cobleskill,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  19, 
1841,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Maria  (Brooker)  Van  Tnyl;  resides  in  Maine, 
N.  Y. 

Chil.  of  Anson  Seymour'  [57]  and  Mary  (Steele)  Slosson. 

100.  I.  NATHANIEL "  [157],  b.  at  Maine,  Broome  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Jan. 
3. 1830 ;  m.  Jan.  10,  1856,  Caroline  Jane  Dean,  b.  Candor,  N.  Y.,  Ap. 
8,'  1836,  dau.  of  Edward  and  Philena  (Marean)  Dean,  g.  dau.  of  Edward 
and  Phebe  (Slade)  Deau,  and  of  Lewis  and  Patience  (Kettle)  Marean. 
He  settled  at  Laclede,  Linn.  Co.,  Mo.,  a  carpenter  and  joiner;  removed 
to  Sabetha,  Nemaha  Co.,  Kansas,  Avhere  he  resides,  1872 ;  was  2d  Lieut. 
Co.  G-.,  3d.  Kansas  Infantry,  in  war  of  1861. 

101.  II.  NANCY  JANE,M).  Maine,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  29,  1832;  m.  Ap. 
7,  1853,  JOHN  LIVOCiJSTON  GRAHAM,  b.  Richford,  Tioga  Co.,  N.  Y., 
May  27,  1832,  son  of  John  L.  and  Hannah  (Gee)  Graham".  They  set- 
tled in  Albany,  Nemaha  Co,  Kansas;  he  was  Captain  in  the  Eighth 
Kansas  Infantry,  and  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  Tenn., 
Sept.  19, 1863.  She  m.  (2d)  March  18,  1868,  Eli  F.  Bouton,  b.  Virgil, 
Cortland  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Ap.  8,  1833,  son  of  Nathan  and  Mary  (Gee) 
Bouton  ;  and  resides  in  Albany,  Kansas.     Children  by  first  husband : 

1.  Charles  Delavan,  ^  b.  Maine,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  27,  1854. 

2.  Fred  Eugene,  ^  b.  Albany,  Kansas,  July  6,  1860. 

1 02.  III.  WILLIAM  BUTLER'  (159),  b.  Maine,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  2, 1835 ; 
m.  March  13,  1860,  Achsah  Louisa  Lilly,  b.  Chenango,  Broome  Co., 
N.  Y.,  March  18,  1836,  dau.  of  Orsamus  and  Louise  (Lilly)  Lilly.  [Or- 
samus  Lilly,  b.  Ashfield,  Mass.,  Aug.  22,  1800,  son  of  Foster  and  Deb- 
orah (Hall)  Lilly,  g.  son  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Foster)  Lilly,  and  of 
Reuben  and  Sarah  (Howe)  Hall,  m.  in  Ilawley,  Mass.,  Aug.  13,  1826, 
Louisa  Lilly,  dau.  of  Silas  and  Lucy  (Batcheller)  Lilly,  who  d  Che- 
nango, N.  Y.,  June  27,  1842,  aged  42  years.  He  d.  m  18o7,  of  con- 
sumption.] They  reside,  1872,  at  Sabetha,  Nemaha  Co.,  Kansas, 
where   he  is  a  member  of  the  mercantile  firm  of  Slosson  Brothers  & 

Co 

103.  IV.   SAMUEL,=  b.  Maine,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  15,  1837;   resides  at 


172  Slosson   Genealogy.  [October^ 

Sabetha,  Kansas,  unmarried;  a  trader,  in  the  same  firm  as  his  brother 
William  B.  Slosson. 

Chil.  of  Truman  ^  (58)  and  Jane  (Wilson)  Slosson. 

104.  I.  JOHN,= 

105.  II.  SARAH/  m. Cutler,  who  died  some  years  ago. 

Chil.  of  William^  [59]  and  Julia  A.  (De  Witt)  Slosson. 

lOG.  I.  IIENEY  ANDREW,^  (162)  b.  Binghamton,  I^.  Y.,  Dec.  1, 
1832 ;  m.  June  8,  18G1,  Mary  J.  Greene ;  resides  at  13inghamton  ;  a 
trader. 

107.  11.  EUNICE  SISSON,'b.  Binohamton,  Ap.  18,  1834;  m.  Jan. 
1,  1850,  CHARLES  H.  TAN  NAME,  b.  Chenango,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  11,  1830  ; 
he  d.  Oct.  8,  18G6.    Children : 

1.  Grace  Theodosia.c  b.  Apalachiu,  K  Y.,  Ap.  8,  1859. 

2.  JiLiA  Clark, «>  b.  Apalachin,  N.  Y.,  March  21,  1862;  d.  Sept.  — ,  1862,  aged  six 

months. 

3.  Robert  Nimmons,''  b.  Corning,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  31,  1863;  d.  aged  eleven  mouths. 

4.  IIknrv  Clay'' (twin),  b.  Tioga  Co.,  Pcnn.,  Nov.   11,   1865;  d.  Binghamton,  K 

Y,  Oct.  25,  ISYl. 

5.  Herbert  May**  (twin),  b.  Tioga  Co.,  Tenn.,  Nov.  27,  1865. 

108.  III.  ABEAM  DE  WITT,^  (163)  b.  Binghamton,  Feb.  12, 1830  ; 
m.  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  12,  1804,  San.'ah  Hall ;  she  d.  Elmira,  May  31, 
1871,  aged  38  years.     He  resides  at  Elmira ;  a  grocer. 

109.  IV.  MARY  ELIZABETH' (twin),  b.  Binghamton,  Nov.  20, 
1837 ;  m.  Dee.  13,  1865,  l-EEi)EKI€K  «.  NiLES,  b.  Ap.  12,  1837,  sou  ot 
Bryant  and  Eliza  Niles;  resides  at  Sabetha,  Kansas.     Children: 

1.  William  Weston,*-  b.  Albany,  Kansas,  Ap.  20,  1668. 

2.  Sarah  Kate,<-  b.  Albany  Kansas,  Jan.  13,  1870. 

110.  V.  SARAH^  (twin),  b.  Binghamton,  Nov.  20,  1837. 

111.  VI.  JULIA  AUGUSTA,' b.  Binghamton,  Oct.  9,  1840;  m. 
David  Crocker,  of  Binghamton. 

112.  VIL  WILLIAM'  (tAvin),b.  Binghamton,  Nov.  24,  1844;  died 
aged  one  month. 

112-\  VIIL  CAROLINE  LOUISA'  (twin),  b.  Binghamton,  Nov. 
24,  1844 ;  d.  Feb.  10,  1804,  m  20th  year. 

Chil.  of  Franklin  Sisson'  [GO]  and  Julia  (West)  Slosson. 

113.  L  FRANCIS.' 

114.  IL  HENRY.' 

115.  III.  MARY,'  is  dead. 

Chil.  of  Ozias  Judd'*  [Gl]  and  Ann  (Fisher)  Slosson. 

116.  L  ARTHUR  BURTON,' b.  Newark  Valley.N.  Y..  3^:a  ch  7, 
1838;  blip.  Oct.  5,  1847;  resides  at  Big  Rapids,  Mich. 

117.  II.  EDWIN,' b.  N.  v.,  Ap.  5,1840;  bap.  Oct.  5,  1847;  resides 
Newark  Valley;  he  served  in  the  war  of  1801,  enlisting  Aug.  9,  1862  ; 
2d  Lieut.  Co.  B,  109th  N.  Y.  S.  V.,  Jan.  0,  18G5  ;  discharged  June  4, 
1865. 

118.  IIL  ELOISE  MARIA,'  b.  N.  V.,  A]).  10,  1845  ;  bap.  Oct.  5, 
1847;  m.  Dec.  9,  1808,  THEOIJORE  FRELLNfJHUYSEX  CHAMBERLIN,  b. 
May  31,  1845  ;  son  of  Daniel  and  Esther  (Farrand)  Chamberlm;  re- 
sides in  Newark  Valley.     Child : 

1.  Harry  Birchard,   b.  Oct.  12,  1869. 

119.  IV.  SARAH  ESTELLE,'b.  N.   V.,  Aug.  13,  1847;  bap.  Oct. 


1872.]  Slosson  Genealogy.  173 

6,  1847;  ra..  June  22.  1870,  ROBERT  FRANKLIN  MOORE,  b.  Nov.  28, 
1829,  son  of  Peter  and  Eliza  Harper  (Hyde)  Moore;  a  civil  engineer 
of  Newark  Valley.     Child  : 

1.  Robert  Arthur,'^  b.  N.  Y.,  March  17,  1871. 

120.  V.  WILLIS  MERTOJSr/  b.  N.  \.,  May  25,,  1849 ;  resides  at 
Sabetlia,  JSTemalia  Co.,  Kansas. 

Child  of  Henry  Belden''  [02]   and  Sabrina  Leonard  (Mnzzy) 
Slosson. 

121.  I.  EHODA  ANN,-^  b. m. DARWIN  HERBERT 

BLOOBWOOD,  of  Owego,  N.  Y.  Her  son,  Darwin  Herhert '  d.  Ow^ego, 
Ang.  12,  1867,  aged  3  months. 

Chil.  of  Williams  "  [70]  and  Maria  (Benjamin)  Slosson. 

122.  L  CtEORCxE  WILLIAMS,^!.  June  24, 1825;  m.  Sept.  8,  1847, 
Melinda  Jane  Williams,  b.  Feb.  5,  1827,  dan.  of  Oliver  and  Freelove 
(Newell)  Williams.  He  resides  Newark  Valley  ;  an  acsonntant  and 
station  agent  of  Southern  Central  IJ.  R.;  had  a  daughter  b.  Nov.  7, 
1849  ;  d.  same  day. 

123.  IL  EMILY  VILLARS,^'  b.  Jan.  13, 1827;  d.  Ap.  14,  1832. 

124.  IIL  PHEBE  ELIZABETH,^  b.  March   9,   1830  ;  m.  Sept.  17, 

1850,  Frederick  Handel  Todd,  b.  North  Haven,  C^onn.,  Feb.  26,  1819  ; 
son  of  Josiah  and  Elizabeth  (Clinton^^Todd.  He  was  a  trader  in 
Newark  Valley,  N.  Y.,  thence  moved  to  Big  Rapids,  Mich.,  where  he 
engaged  largely  in  !"the  lumber  business,  and  was  drowned  March  18, 
186Sr  She  returned  to  Newark  Valley,  and  resides  with  her  mother. 
Children : 

1.  A  Sox.G  b.  Jail.  26,  18.52  ;   d.  Jan.  29,  1852. 

2.  A  D.VTTGHTER^  (twin),  b.  Aug.  6,  1854;  d.  Aug.  20,  1854. 
S.  A  T)AUGnTER«  (twin),  b.  Aug.  6,  1854;  d.  Sept.  3,  1854. 

4.  Frederick  Louis,''!).  March  10,  1850. 

5.  George  Leon,«  b.  March  21,  1858;   d.  Nov.  25,  1860. 

6.  Fra\k  IIayden,b  b.  Big  Rapids,  Mich.,  Feb.  26,  18G6. 

Chil.  of  Franklin^^[71]  and  Nancy  (Rich)  Slosson. 

125.  I.  CAROLINE  AUOUSTA,"  b.  Feb.  13,  1833;    m.  Dec.  16, 

1851,  EZRA  W.VRREX  REEVES,  b.  Owego,  N.  Y.,  Ap.  3,  1820,  son  of 
Lorenzo  and  Maria  L.  (Clarke)  Reeves :  resides  at  Owego,  N.  Y. 
Children : 

1.  Fraxkun  Slosson,''  b.  March  9,  1853. 

2.  Cii.'iRLES  Frederick,''  b.  Nov.  23,  1854. 

3.  Edward  Lorenzo,''  b.  March  26,  1858. 

4.  Irving  Warren,''  b.  Dec.  3,  1859. 

5.  Louis  Y.g,  b.  Feb.  17,  1861 ;  d.  Dec.  18,  1861. 

6.  William  Arthur.*'  b.  May  5,  1862  ;  d.  July  21,  1863. 

120.  II.  NANCY  RICH,"  b.  March  13,  1839  ;  d.  March  15,  1839. 
Chil.  of  Clark'  [77]  and  Adeline  (Ball)  Slosson. 

127.  I.  WILLIAM  H.,^  b.  Lawrenceville,  Penn.,  Oct.  23,  1832;  re- 
sides in  New  York. 

128.  II.  CYNTHIA  MATILDA,^  b.  Lawrenceville,  Penn.,  Ap.  1, 
1834;  m.  William  H.  Rice;  lives  in  Burlington,  Iowa;  has  two  sons. 

129.  III.  JOSEPHINE,^  b.  Lawrenceville,  Penn.,  June  3,  1837  ;  m. 
CHARLES  N.  €RITT£N'TO>',  of  New  York,  a  dealer  in  drugs  and  medi- 
cine    Children  : 

1.  Charles  H.  S.,*^  b.  March  31,  1860;  d.  Dec.  14,  1861. 

2.  Addie  Ella,''  b.  May  25,  1864. 


174  Slosson  Genealogy.  [October, 

130.  IV.  SUSAX  L.,''  b.  Lawreiiceville,  Penn.,  Nov.  26,  IS-tl ;  m- 
TH03IAS  E.  DELANO,  of  New  York,  where  they  noAv  reside.     Children  : 

1.  Mortimer  T.,*  b.  New  York,  Aug.  15,  1869. 

Chil.  of  John  Wilham^  [81]  and  Hannah  Patty  (Mills)  Slosson. 

131.  I.  CATHAKINE  ALICE,^  b.  Kent,  Conn.,  June  21,  1825; 
joined  the  church  in  Kent  May  2,  1847 ;  has  rendered  very  importani: 
assistance  in  collecting  materials  for  this  genealogy;  resides  with  her 
mother  in  Kent. 

132.  II.  MAEIA  MILLS,^  b.  Kent,  Ap.  19,  1829;  m.  Oct.  12,  1852, 
Hon.  GARRICK  MALLORY  HARDING,  of  Wilkes-Barre,  Penn.,  b.  Exe- 
ter, Penn.,  July  12,  1828,  son  of  Isaac  and  Nancy  (Harding)  Harding. 
He  is  one  of  the  Judges  of  the  Luzerne  County  Court.  She  d.  Jan, 
24,  1867.     Children  : 

1.  Harriet  Fuller,"  b.  Kent,  Conn.,  Aug.  2*7,  185,3. 

2.  John  Slossox.g  b.  Wilkes-Barre,  Penn.,  Aug.  29,  1859. 

3.  Henry  Mills,"  b.  Wilkes-Barre,  Pemi.,  .July  16,  1862. 

4.  Garrick  Mallory,"  b.  Wilkes-Barre,  Penn.,  Dec.  3,  1865. 

133.  III.  BARZILLAV  h.  Kent.  Jan.  5,  1833;  d.  June  14,  1850. 

134.  IV.  MARY  HATCH',  b.  Kent,  March  20,  1837;  resides  in 
AVilkes-Barre,  Penn. 

_  135.^  V.  JOHN  WILLIAM,^  b.  Kent,  Jan.  0,  18i5  ;  resides  on  hia 
lathers  homestead  in  Kent ;  unmarried. 

Chil.  of  John^  [83]  and  Elizabeth  (Steward)  Slosson. 

136.  I.  SARAH  ELIZABETH,^  b.  Sept.  — ,  1834. 

137.  II.  ALICE  CATHARINE,^  b.  July  4,  183G. 

138.  III.  MARTHA  STEWARD,^  b.  New  Y^ork,  March  — ,  1838;  d. 
on  Staten  Island,  N.  Y\.  Oct.  1,  18—. 

139.  IV.  JOHN  STEAVARD,^  b.  New  Y^ork,  Aug.  8,  1840;  m.  Nov. 
28,  1871.  Josephine  Naylor.  of  New  Y^ork. 

Chil.  of  William^  [84]  and  Margaret  ( Veits)  Slosson. 

140.  L  CATHARINE  ALICE,^  b.  Jan.  —  1836  ;  d.  Burlington,Vt., 
May  — ,  1871. 

141.  II.  HENRY  VEITS'  (164),  b.  Dec.  17,  1837;  served  through- 
out the  war  of  1861,  in  the  15th  N.  Y^.  Engineers,  Col.  J.  McLeod 
Murphy,  as  Lieut.,  Capt.  and  Major.  He  m.  Dec.  6,  1865,  Alice  Van- 
derwater,  of  New  Y^ork. 

142.  IIL  NATHAN,'^  b.  June  24,  1840;  d.  Sept.  17,  1848. 

^14.3.  IV.  JOIIN,-^  (165),  1).  Jan.  9,  1844;  m.  Jan.  25,  1866,  Anna 
Tomlinson  Banks,  of  Bridgeport ;  resides  on  the  homestead  of  his  fa- 
ther, in  Kent,  Conn. 

144.  V.  NATHAN,'  b.  July  8,  1849. 

Chil.  of  Barzillai^  [86]  and  Margaret  (Lawrence)  Slosson. 

145.  I.  WILLIAM/' b.  New  Y^ork,  Dec.  3,  1834;  was  a  member  of 
the  celebrated  N.  Y.  Seventh  Regiment,  and  marched  with  it  to  the  re- 
lief of  Washington  in  April,  186i. 

146.  II.  J.  LAAVRENCE,-^  b.  in  Fishkill,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  28,  1836  ;  is  a 
lawyer  of  Nev/  York ;  he  was  also  a  member  of  the  N.  Y^.  Seventh  Regi- 
ment, and  marched  with  it  in  April,  1861. 

147.  IIL  HENRY,^  b.  1838 ;  d.  at  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  1840,  aged  18 
months. 

148.  IV.  EDWARD,^  b.  Geneva,  July  3,1840;  made  a  voyage  to 
China,  and  on  his  return  died  at  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  16,  1868. 


1872.]  Slosson  Genealogy.  175 

UO.  V.  HENRY  LA.WRENCE''  (IGT),  h.  Geneva,  Oct. —  1842  ;  en- 
tered U.  S.  Xavy  Oct.  13,  1863,  as  3cl  Assistant  Engineer  of  steamer 
Vicksbnro- ;  m.  Dec.  3,  18G8,  Agnes  B.  Stacy,  of  Geneva,  JST.  Y. 

150.  VI.  JOHN,'  b.  Geneva,  Jan.  31,  184-4. 

151.  VII.  RICHARD,'  b.  Geneva.  Jnne  3,  1846. 

152.  VIII.  rREDERICK,M3.  Geneva,  1848 ;  d.  aged  3  days. 

153.  IX.  ELIZABETH,^  b.  Geneva,  Nov.  23,  1851. 

Gbil.  of  Henry  AVilliam^  [99],  and  Arbelia  J.  (Van  Tnyl)  Slos- 
son. 

154.  I.  EMMA  AMELIA,^  b.  Maine,  N.  Y.,  May  22, 1860. 

155.  II.  MAKY  ELL'EN,^  b.  Maine,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  20,  1865. 

156.  III.  JENNY  MAY,«  b.  Maine,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  29,  1871. 

Chil.  of  Nathaniel^  [100]  ^^^^  Carolinn  Jane  (Dean)  Slosson. 

157.  I.  HARVEY  STEWART,'' b.  Newark  Valley,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  9, 1857; 
d.  at  Laclede,  Mo.,  Nov.  29,  1859,  of  whooping-congh. 

158.  II.  ARTHUR  ANSON,"  1).  Laclede,  Mo.,  March  25,  1863. 
Chil.  of  William  Bntler,"  [102]  and  Achsah  Louisa  (Lilly)  Slos- 
son. 

159.  L  FRANK  EUGENE.'' b.  Feb.  22,  1863;  d.  Feb.  1,  1865,  of 
laryngitis. 

•    160.  II.  EDWIN  EMERY,"  b.  June  7,  1865. 

161.  in.  HARRY  E.,^  b.  May  29,  1867 ;  d.  Feb.  2,  1869,  of  mem- 
branous croup. 

Child  of  Henry  Andrew'  [106]  and  Mary  J.  (Greene)  Slosson. 

162.  L  JULIA  DEWITT,"  1).  Fenton,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  12,  1862. 
Child  of  Abram  Dewitt,'  [108]  and  Sarah  (Hall)  Slosson. 

163.  L  CARRIE  AUGUSTA,^  b.  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  12,  1864. 
Child  of  Henry  Veits'  [141]  and  Alice  (Vanderwater)  Slosson. 

164.  L  GEORGE,"  b.  New  York,  Oct.  24,  1867;  d.  N.  Y.,  Jan.  16, 
1872. 

Child  of  John'  [143]  and  Anna  Tomlinson  (Banks)  Slosson. 

165.  L  EDWARD  CURTIS,"  b.   Kent,   Conn.,   Nov.   18,  1867;  d. 
Sept.  8,  1868. 

166.  11.  FRANK  SPOONER,"  b.  Kent,  Jan.  24,  1870. 

Child  of  Henry  Lawrence'  [149]  and  Agnes  B.  (Stacy)  Slosson. 

167.  L  HENRY  AUBREY,"  b.  Nov.  3,  1870. 

Note. — In  vol.  3,  p.  109,  line  2  ;  for  Washington,  read  Newington. 
Page  115,  line  25;  for  June  1,  1795,  rend  Jav.  1,  1795. 


In  the  Library  of  the  Long  Island  Historical  Society,  at  Brooklyn,  K  Y.,  is  a 
MSS.  volume  containing  copies  and  abstracts  of  inscriptions  from  the  grave-yards  of 
Flatbush,  Bush  wick  and  Brooklyn;  from  several  private  family  burial  grounds ;  and 
from  the  cemetery  attached  to  the  U.  S.  Xaval  Hospital  at  Brooklyn— copied,  in  1864, 
by  Roj-al  Paine  and  H.  R.  Stiles.  * 


176  St.  FauVs  Chapel  [October, 

ST.  PAUL'S  CHAPEL,  NEW  YOEK. 


Copies  of  tlie  remaining  Inscriptions  which  haA'e  not  been  jirinted  in 
the  articles  on  its  Heraldry.  On  the  south  wall  of  the  chancel  is  the 
following.     It  is  all  in  Konian  capitals.     There  are  no  arms. 

Sacred 

to  the  MeDJory  of 

Anthony  Van  Dam,  Esq., 

grandson  of  the 

Honourable  Rip  Van  Dam 

Prf'sident  of  the  (^ouncil  in  the 

Province  of  New  York  1731. 

He  was  for  many  years  a  Vestryman  of  Trinity  Church, 

distinguislied  for  his  attachment  and  services. 

The  earlier  part  of  his  life  was  passed 

iu  liis  native  city. 

From  the  year   1*788,  lie  resided  in  London, 

where  he  died  on  the  :23d  Sept.,  1808, 

in  the  'Z'Ztli  year  of  his  age  ; 

highly  esteemed  by  a  large  circle  of  friends. 

His  remains  were  interred  in  the  chapel  of 

the  Foundling  Hospital  in  that  citjr. 

This  Monument 

was  erected  bj-  his  affectionate  surviving  sister, 

Catherine  Van  Dam,  of  London, 

A.  D.  1824. 

East  wall,  south  side,  under  the  gallery. 

This  Tablet 

recalls  to  the  rccollcdhm  of  their 

Family  and  P'riexds 

Thojias  Barrow 

Who  died  15th  Sept.  1825. 

Aged  89  years  and  11  months. 

and  his  m'ife 

Sarah  Barrow, 

Who  died  22d  .jan.  1786, 

Aged  40  years  and  7  months. 

Piety,  Justice   and    Benevolence 

Adorned  their  lives. 

Their  xurvivivg  Son,  irilh  Filial  Piet)! 

And  veneration  erected  this  little 

Monument  to  their  Memory. 


West  wall,  north  side,  near  the  oigan. 
Square  white  maii)le  edged  Avith  hlack;  above  it  a  pyramid  of  grey 
marble,  thereon  an  urn  carved  in  white.     The  letters  in  old  English, 
much  decorated. 

A.  ().  M. 

Dilectissimae  Uxoris  Memoriae. 

Christianae 

Quam  Alorte  solutam  Anno  Aetatis  XLVIIL 

(Die  V«  A.  K.  Martis,  A.  D.  1816.) 


Inscripto  Marmore  Veneratur 
atque  virtutis  testatur 

Lugen;^%Conjux 
Georgius  W.  Chapman. 

Medicus. 

Requiescat  in  Pace. 


1872.]  ,S'^  Pcn'Fs  Chapel.  177 

West  end,  nortli  of  iDiddle  door. 

"^erethe  wicked  cease  from  troubling  and  the  weary  are  at  rest." 

Tliis  stone  is  erected 

a  Memorial 

of  the  Piety  and  Virtues  of 

Effixgiiam  "Warxek, 

who  resigned  tliis  Life 

in  full  assurance  of  a  blissful 

Immortality. 

On  the  30th  Septeniber,  1790, 

in  the  21st  year  of  liis  age. 

West  end,  next  to  Effingham  Warner. 

Black  marble,  set  upon  Avliite,  the  letters  gilt. 

''  The  Righteous  shall  be  in    everlasting   Remembrance." 

This  Tablet 

Records  the   Meaior}'  of 

(tIeoege  Warner, 

W^ho  died  -Ith  Jan>'.,  1825,  aged  Y-i  years. 


Prayer  and  Praise  was  the  Delight  of  his  Soul, 
and  like  Enoch  "he  walked  with  God." 

So  })ure  so  bi'lglit  did  his  example  shine, 

It  spoke  Religion  glorious  and  divine, 

His  Faith  and  Works  this      cone  can  never  tell 

But  Mem'ry  speaks  his  Praise  and  .speaks  it  well. 


W^cst  end,  south  of  the  door. 

In  Memory  of 

David  McKean 

3d  and  Youngest  Son  of  the  late 

Robert  McKean  Esq. 

of  Kilmarnock,  Scotland ; 

who  died  in  this  C'lty  of  Yellow  Fever,  . 

in  the  midst  of  his  usefulness 

on  the  Vth  day  of  August,  1*795,  aged  33  yean 

and  was  interred  in  this  Churchvard. 


West  end,  south  of  the  door. 

White  marble,  carved,  with  portrait  Ijust  and 

inscription,  all  in  Eoman  Capitals. 

Erected 

by 

the  Member.';  of  the  Bar 

of  tliis  City 

as  a  Testimony  of  their  Resj^ect 

for  the  Memory 

of 

John  Wells 

who 

elevated  and  adorned 

their  Profession 

b}^  his 

Integrity,  Eloquence  and  Learning 

Born  A.  D,  MDCCLXX.     Died  Sept.  YII.  A.  D.  MDCCCXXIII. 


178  The  Laicrence  Pedigree,  [October, 

NOTES   ON  THE   LAWEENCE   PEDIGREE.— No.  2. 
By  W.  H.  Whitmore,  of  Boston,  Mass. 
To  the  Editor  of  the  Record : 

SiE — I  find  in  your  July  nnmber,  a  reply  to  my  former  article  on  the 
Lawrence  pedigree,  signed  by  Mr.  TV.  E.  Lawrence.  I  have  carefully 
examined  it,  and  believe  that  I  am  justified  in  saying  that  it  is,  in  no 
sense,  an  answer  to  my  criticisms. 

I  must  remind  your  readers  that  I  have  not  exceeded  the  limits  of 
fair  criticism  in  exposing  the  defects  in  this  pedigree.  The  claim  of 
the  LaAvrences  to  a  prooed  pedigree  for  700  years  was  made  in  the 
Recced.  It  has  been  made  in  Holgute's  American  (jenealogies,  in  the 
Lcnvrence  Genecdogy,  printed  in  1858,  and  in  other  publications.  I 
cannot  allow  for  a  moment  that  a  pedigree  thus  publicly  put  forth  is 
sacred  from  investigation. 

The  claim  is  simply  this— that  John,  William  and  Thomas  Law- 
rence were  cousins  of  Henry  Lawrence,  the  President  of  OroniAvell's 
Council,  a  member  of  a  family  settled  at  St.  Ives,  Co.  Hunts,  Eng- 
land. 

A  pedigree  is  of  value  only  so  far  as  it  is  supported  by  evidence. 
Should  the  writer  of  the  article  referred  to  present  his  genealogical 
tree  at  Heralds'  College,  he  would  undoubtedly  find  that  he  would  not 
be  acknowledged  as  belonging  to  the  St.  Ives  family,  for  the  very 
good  reason  that  he  cannot  .tell  who  was- the  father  of  the  emigrants. 

The  only  evidence  presented  l)y  him  is,  that  he  and  his  friend,  the 
late  John  L.  LaAvrence,  "  neither  of  them  professed  genealogists," 
"  gained  sufficient  evidence  to  satisfy  themselves  that  John,  William 
and  Thomas  Avere  the  near  relatives  of  Henry  LaAvrence."  This  is  all; 
tAvo  persons  interested  in  the  claim  are  "satisfied"  and  the  claim  is  by 
them  considered  proved! 

It  seems  hardly  necessary  to  say  that  genealogists  noAV-a-days  require 
more  than  this.  Too  many  pedigrees  have  been  tested  and  proved 
in  every  step,  to  alloAV  such  evidences  to  be  dignified  Avith  the  name 
of  proof.  It  is  unfortunate  if  there  have  been  many  "  losses  of  proof 
during  our  struggles  in  the  wilderness  for  seven  or  eight  generations," 
but  if,  thereby,  the  pedigree  is  lost,  there  is  no  help  for  it.  Genea- 
Ipgists  well  know  that  "  family  traditions"  are  almost  worthless.  In 
this  case,  hoAvever,  there  is  no  proof  of  any  old  tradition  as  to  this 
connection  Avith  President  Henry  LaAvrence. 

To  sum  the  matter  up,  the  Avriter  offers  no  proof  of  the  parentage 
of  his  emigrant  ancestor.  Having  asserted  in  print  that  he  is  of  kin 
to  the  LaAvrences  of  St.  Ives,  he  says  that  it  is  a  Avrong  rule  which 
compels  him  to  produce  any  proof  of  that  relationship.  I  can  Avell 
afibrd  to  let  your  readers  understand  that  this  is  the  precise  point  in 
dispute  betAveen  us  ;  and  to  await  their  decision  as  to  Avliich  is  right. 

So  much  for  controversy  on  this  particular  pedigree,  which,  I  re- 
peat, is  ''unsupported  by  a  single  fact,  so  far  as  I  can  learn  from  all 
the  printed  accounts."  The  LaAvrences  are  neither  better  nor  Avorse 
off  than  the  rest  of  their  felloAV-citizens  Avhose  ascertained  pedigree 
stops  Avith  the  emigrant  hither.  As  to  the  right  to  a  coat-of-arms, 
that  depends  entirely  on  the  pedigree,  and  must  stand  or  fall  with  it. 

Before  I  quit  this  topic,  hoAVCA'er,  I  will  give  such  facts  relative  to 
Henry  Lawrence's  family  as  can  be  sul)stantiated. 


1872.] 


The  Laiorence  Pedigree. 


179 


In  Hoare's  WiUsIiire  is  a  pedigree  brought  down  to  A.D.  1840,  at 
least.     I  extract  the  generations  touching  the  period  of  the  settlement 

liere. 

1.  2. 

Frances,  =  William  Lawrence  of  St.  Ives.  =  Margaret,    dan.    of    Edward 

dau.  of  Henry       1    Co.    Hunts,     Sheriff,  &c.,  bu.  Kay.      From   this    marriage 

Hunston.  |    there  20  Dec,  1512.  descend    the    Lawrences    of 

j  Emnith  and   Brokedish,    Co. 

Norfolk. 


I 
Henry  L. 
of  St.    Ives, 
bu.  25  Feb.,   1580. 


Sir  John  L. 
of  St.  Ives,  bu.  10 
Feb.,  160-1. 


=  Elizabeth  Ilagar.    "William   L.  of  Selsconibe,     Jane  L. 
Co.     Sussex,    ancestor    of        = 
the  Lawrences  of  Chiches-     Robert  Bevil. 
ter  and  Aldingbourn. 
Elizabeth  "Waller. 


Henry  L.         =      Amy  Pej'ton.     John  L., 

President,  cfec,  d.  1670. 

d.  8  Aug.  1664.  His  only  son  Thomas  d.  1714,  was  ances- 

tor of  Sir  "Soulden  L.,  and  of  the  Lawrences 
of  Stndley  and  Hackfall,  Co.  York. 


Henrj-  L.    =  Edward  L. 


I 
Martha 


Richard,  E.  of    John   L.  =  Jane  Collins. 
Barrymore.         settled  in 
Jamaica. 


I  have  also  before  me  a  copy  of  a  manuscript  pedigree,  from  Davy's 
Suffolk  Collections  in  the  British  Museum,  tracing  the  Lawrences  of 
Emnith,  as  follows :     (I  give  only  the  male  lines.) 

This  professes  to  trace  the  younger  line  of  Lawrences.  I  give  both 
only  as  pretending  to  show  at  least  some  of  Henry  Lawrence's  distant 
relatives ;  but  they  are  wholly  unnecessary  to  my  argument. 

"William  Lawrence.  =p  Margery  Keyes,  second  wife. 


Robert  L.  =  Elizabeth  Anguish, 

of  Emnitli,  Co.  Norf.,    I 
will  dated  1597.  |  _ 

Robert  L.  ~j~  Jane  Palgrave. 

.      : J 


Robert  L. 
of  Brokedish,  Co.  Norf., 
aged  30  in  1629. 
d.  24  July,  1637. 


=         Elizabeth,  dau.  of 
Aslack  Lany. 


Aslack. 


Robert, 

b.  16.33. 
d.  1635. 


Robert  L. 
d.  1715. 


Francis  L. 
of  Brokedish 
heir. 


=     Ellen  Patrick. 


Samuel, 
b.  1635. 


Anne  Meriton. 


Samuel. 


Rev.  Robert  L., 
onlv  son,  d.  mira., 
31  Dec,  1739,  aged  25. 


180  Tie  Lrncrence  Pedigree.  [October, 

I  tliink  tliat,  in  the  face  of  such  pedigrees  as  these,  which  purport 
to  contain  all  the  branches,  and  yet  are  silent  about  any  at  St.  Albans, 
much  less  in  America,  something  more  than  '-belief'"  or  '-family  tra- 
dition'* is  required  to  make  us  acknowledge  the  Long  Island  family  as 
a  branch  of  this  one. 

But,  again,  he  refers  me  to  that  curious  authority,  "  The  Old 
Merchants  of  Neio  yoric"  to  show  that  Henry  Lawrence,  grandfather 
of  the  President,  had,  besides  a  son  Sir  John,  a  son  named  William, 
who  settled  at  Great  St.  Albans,  and  was  the  father  of  the  three  emi- 
grants. 

I  must  be  allowed  to  point  out  that  tliis  is  in  flat  contradiction  to 
the  authentic  pedigree  above  quoted,  and  such  evidence  cannot  be 
listened  to  for  a  inoment.  If  Mr.  Lawrence  has  had  search  made  at 
St.  Albans,  and  can  prove  by  parish  records,  or  by  wills,  or  any  other 
resjiectable  evidence,  that  the  father  of  the  emigrants  was  'William,  or 
that  he  Avas  of  the  St.  Ives  family,  I  shall  be  most  happy  to  have  him 
do  so.  If  he  cannot,  it  is  mere  trifling  to  quote  the  opinion  of  an 
anonymous  writer,  (a)  who  presumably  embodies  only  the  hopes  and 
aspirations  of  his  American  informants. 

Lastly,  I  will  remark  that  even  if  the  emigrants  had  used  a  seal  of 
the  amis  of  the  St.  Ives  Lawrences,  it  would  not  be  sufficient  proof  that 
they  were  of  that  family.  The  highest  English  authorities  on  this 
subject  are  imited  on  this  point.  Such  a  use  would  be  grounds  for 
an  investigation  in  that  especial  family ;  but,  alone,  it  cannot  suffice 
to  render  a  pedigree  valid. 

Still  (and  1  desire  to  appeal  to  such  of  the  family  as  may  appreciate 
the  position  in  which  their  champion  has  placed  himself)  I  repeat  my 
former  remark,  "  that  the  position  of  the  Long  Island  families  was 
snch  that  it  ought  to  be  possible  to  trace  their  English  ancestry."  I 
certainly  have  no  wish  to  depreciate  the  social  position  of  any  of  the 
emigrants  to  this  country ;  but  I  speak  from  experience  Avhen  I  say 
That  unfounded  and  injudicious  claims  have  been  the  great  obstacle  in 
England  to  the  recognition  of  our  true  ])edigrees.  There  is  certainly 
no  disgrace  in  confessing  that  any  emigrant  of  good  family  did  not 
leave  on  record  the  proof  of  his  ancestr}-,  and  that  the  pious  care  of  his 
descendants  is  necessary  to  discover  and  perpetuate  the  connection. 
In  England  the  rules  of  genealogica.1  research  have  been  greatly  tight- 
ened within  the  last  twenty  years.  The  tone  of  historical  inquiries  has 
been  greatly  improved,  and  precision  is  the  first  requisite.  Old  pedi- 
grees are  daily  revised  and  corrected,  and  many  that  passed  muster  a 
century  ago,  are  curtailed  or 'superseded. 

In  regard  to  the  Massachusetts  family  of  the  Lawrences,  I  shall  hold 
no  discussion  with  your  correspondent.  I  stand  by  what  I  have  written 
as  to  that  pedigree,"  and  the  personal  character  of  any  members  of  that 
family  has  nothing  to  do  witli  the  correctness  of  their  published  pedi- 
gree. The  writer  says:  "  We  know  nothing  of  its  accuracy.''  He  is 
right ;  he  knows  nothing  about  it,  and  I  shall  not  discuss  the  question 
with  him  at  all  events.     That  matter  will  be  considered  hereafter  in  a 

(a).  The  character  of  this  entertaining,  gossipy  work  is  not  such  as  to  entitle  it  to 
any  weight  as  authority  in  matters  of  fact.  Its  aiitlior  had  ability  and  (to  a  very  large 
extent)  the  best  oiiiiortunities  for  making  a  trustworthj-  as  well  as  an  interesting  his- 
tory of  old  ]^ew  ^'ork  merchants. — Edr. 


1872.J  The  Laiurenee  Pedigree.  181 

more  suitable  place,  but  the  readers  of  the  Record  probably  take  no 
interest  in  it. 

In  regard  to  the  Tow?ieIei/  connection  throngh  the  asserted  marriao-e 
of  Joseph  Lawrence  witli  Mary  Towneley,  I  said  there  was  no  proof. 
My  opponent  confesses  that  he  can  produce  none,  though  he  thinks 
such  did  formerly  exist.  He  now  states  that  Lord  Francis  Howard, 
tifth  Lord  HoAvard  of  Eftiughani  and  Governor  of  Virginia,  married 
Dorothea,  daughter  of  Sir  Richard  Towneley,  and  that  her  sister  Marv 
Towneley  came  to  iSTew  York  and  married  Joseph  Lawreuce,  son  of 
the  emigrant,  William  L. 

In  my  first  article,  looking  only  at  the  positive  statement  in  the  book 
of  the  "  Lawrence  Genealogy,"  that  Dorothy  Towneley  married 
Francis  Howard,  first  Earl  of  Effingliam,  who  died  in  1743,  I  said  that 
the  Earl  had  two  wives,  but  neither  named  Towneley,  according  to  the 
standard  Peerages. 

Mr.  Lawrence  assumes  to  correct  me,  by  saying  that  Dorothy  Towne- 
ley married  Francis  Howard,  the  fifth  Lord  Howard  of  Effingham, 
Governor  of  A'irginia,  who  died  in  1694,  and  who  was  father  of  the 
above  Earl. 

Here  he  goes  in  defiance  of  the  Peerages.  I  quote  Collins'  Peerage 
(Brydges'  edition,  vol.  iv,  p.  380),  which  states  that  this  Francis,  Lord 
Howard,  married  first  Philadelphia,  daughter  of  Sir  Thomas  Pelham. 
Bart.,  and  secondl}",  Susan,  daughter  of  Sir  Henry  Felton,  of  Playford 
Co.,  Suff.,  Bart.,  and  widow  of  Thomas  Herbert  (Jj). 

"Private  memoranda"'  may  be  correct,  and  the  Peerages  may  be  all 
wrong,  but  surely  I  have  a  right  to  ask  him  for  some  proof  when  he 
contradicts  the  standard  authorities. 

I  ask,  therefore,  for  proof  that  Francis  Howard,  fifth  Baron  Howard, 
of  Effingliam,  married  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Richard  Towneley.  I  ako 
ask  for  any  proof  that  Thomas  and  Mary  T.  came  to  jS[ow  York,  or 
that  any  Mary  Towneley  married  Joseph  Lawrence. 

Some  of  the  Lawrence  family,  it  seems,  entertain  the  im- 
pression they  are  heirs  to  a  large  fortune  in  England,  through  their 
supposed  ancestress,  Mary  Towneley.  As  the  Laurence  Genealogy 
(p.  124.)  expresses  it:  "  Cecilia,  daughter  of  Ralph  Standish,  Esq..  and 
Phillipa  Howard,  became,  before  her  death,  the  sole  heiress  of  her  grand- 
father, Henry  Howard,  sixth  Duke  of  Xorfolk.  The  said  Cecilia^  Stan- 
dish  married  Sir  AVilliam  Towneley;  by  said  marriage  the  property 
became  vested  in  the  Towneley  family,  and  by  defect  of  heirs  descends 
to  Mary  Towneley,  who  married  Joseph  Lawrence."' 

[h)  I  presume  the  errors  occur  in  this  way.  The  writer  of  the  "  Lawrence  Gene- 
alogy "  says  that  Dorothy  Towneley  married  Fi-ancis  Howard,  of  Corby,  afterwards 
first  Earl  of  Effingham,  who  died  in  1743.  But  as  that  Earl  never  came  to  America, 
Mr.  W.  E.  L.  changes  the  marriage  to  the  father.  But  the  Howards  of  Corby  are  a  dis- 
tinct family  from  the  Howards,  Barons  and  Earls  of  Effingham.  The  Effingham 
Howards  descend  from  the  second  Duke  of  Norfolk ;  the  Corby  branch,  a  very  dis- 
tinguished one,  springs  from  the  fourth  Duke,  three  generatiors  later.  Burke  saj-s, 
though  not  confirmed  by  other  authorities,  that  a  Dorothy  Towneley  did  man-y  a 
Francis  Howard  of  Corbj-.  Would  it  be  out  of  place  to  suggest  that  Mr.  Vv^.  E.  L.,  "  not 
being  a  professed  genealogist,"  was  unaware  of  the  difference  in  the  two  branches,  and 
supposed  wrongly  that  Howard  of  Corby  was  Lord  Effingham  ?  Tlie  author  of  the 
Lawrence  Genealogy  made  just  this  same  error — for  it  is  surely  more  likely  that  it  is  an 
error,  than  that  all  the  Peerages  are  wrong  as  to  the  marriages  of  Lord  Howard  tf 
Effinsrham.  • 


182  Tlie  Lmcrence  Pedigree.  [October, 

To  this  I  said  in  my  former  article  tlitit  Cecilia  Standish  was  not 
the  sole  heiress  of  tlie  Duke  of  Norfolk,  and  she  has  many  living  de- 
scendants to  inherit  any  property  she  may  have  left.  My  authorities 
are  the  Peerages,  and  Burke's  "  Lauded  CTcntry/' 

I  will  copy  from  Burke's  account  of  the  Towneleys,  condensing  it 
slightly. 

Charles  '  Toavkeley  Avas  slain  at  Marston  Moor.  He  married  Mary 
Trappes,  by  Avliom  iiu  had  four  sons  and  three  daughters.  His  eldest 
son  and  lieir, 

KiCHARD  -  TowxELEY,  married  Margaret  Paston,  and  had  seven 
sons  and  six  daughters ;  of  these  Dorothy  married  Francis  Howard, 
Esq.,  of  Corby.  Eichard  T.  died  January,  1706-7.  His  oldest  surviving 
son, 

Charles  ^  Towxeley,  m.  Ursula  Fermor,  and  had  five  sons,  of 
whom 

Eichard  *  ToAVi^ eley  m,  Mary.  dau.  of  Lord  AViddrington,  and  had 
two  sons.     Of  these 

William' Toavxeley  (b.  1714,  d.  1741)  married  Cecilia,  dau.  and 
heir  of  Ealph  Standish,  by  his  Avife  Lady  Phillipa  HoAvard,  and  had  three 
sons,  Avho  all  died  issueless  eventually.  The  ToAvneley  property  then  pass- 
ed to  William's  ■'  brother  John,  ^  Avhose  grandson  is  noAV  of  Towneley ; 
the  Standish  property  Avent  to  William's  grandson,  in  the  female  line. 

So  far  Burke  Avrites  clearly ;  and  I  presume  Ave  must  all  accept  his 
account  of  the  ToAvneley  family,  as  thus  published  hy  tlie  j^rcsent 
7'e])rese7itativcs  of  the  family  in  England. 

I  AA'rote,  in  my  previous  article,  that  there  is  no  proof  that  Joseph 
LaAvrence  had  a  Avife,  Mary  Towneley.  The  writer  confesses  that  he 
cannot  produce  the  parish  record  containing  the  marriage.  Let  me 
call  his  attention  to  the  Laiorence  Genealogij,  (p.  124,)  which  says  they 
have  proof  of  various  things,  but  "  excepting  the  marriage  of  Joseph 
Lawrence  and  Mary  Towneley."  Again  (on  }).  156):  ''  The  place  of 
marriage  is  not  stated."  He  attempts  to  strengthen  his  case  by  giving 
Lord  Effingham  a  ToAvneley  wife,  unknoAvn  to  English  genealogists, 
apparently  to  account  for  the  name  of  Effingham  Lawrence,  grandson 
of  Joseph. 

The  plain  truth  seems  to  lie,  that  tliis  name  of  Effingham  LaAvrence 
has  caused  all  the  trouble.  It  is  a  fact,  allowed  byl)oth  of  us,  that  the 
Avidow  of  William  LaAvrence  married  Eichard  ToAvneley  of  Ncav  Jersey, 
Avho  had  a  son  Effingham  ToAvneley.  I  still  think  it  reasonable  to  sup- 
pose that  Eicliard  Lawrence  named  a  son  after  this  step-uncle.  The 
Avriter  insists  that  the  sponsor  Avas  Lord  Effingham,  Eichard's  alleged 
uncle  by  marriage,  Init  lie  fails  entirely  to  shoAv  that  Lord  Effingham 
had  any  Avife  from  the  ToAvneley  family,  or  Avas  in  any  Avay  an  uncle  of 
liichard  L. 

I  am  willing,  however,  to  allow  full  force  to  the  family  tradition,  and 
to  concede  that  Joseph  Lawrence  may  have  married  a  Mary  ToAvneley. 
But  if  so,  is  it  not  a  hundred  chances  to  one  that  she  belonged  to  the 
JSTeAV  Jersey  family — in  fact,  Avas  a  step-sister  of  Joseph  L.'s? 

At  all  events,  Mr.  Lawrence  has  no  right  to  state  that  a  daughter  of 
Eichard  ToAvneley,  of  Towneley  in  Lancashire,  came  over  here,  unless  he 
can  produce  the  proof.    Unless  the  peerages  are  all  Avrong,  she  did  not 


1872.]  The  Laivrence  Pedigree.  183 

come  with  any  Lad_y  Effingham  of  her  hloocl,  and  it  is  liighly  improba- 
ble that  an  English"  girl  of  sncli  parentage  came  here  alone. 

To  an  unprejudiced  observer  all  this  story  seems  to  be  a  jumble  of 
names  and  persons,  arising  out  of  a  mistaken  family  tradition.  The 
explanation  I  have  oflFered  is  reasonable,  I  think,  though  of  course  only 
a  surmise.  The  one  proposed  by  my  opponent,  being  in  defiance  of  the 
standard  authorities,  must  be  proved  before  it  can  be  accepted. 

As  to  this  Effingham  Lawrence,  who  is  said  to  have  been  one  of  the 
Lords  of  the  Admiralty,  may  I  inquire  when  he  held  that  office  ?  I 
cannot  find  the  name  in  Hadyn's  ''Boole  of  Dignities,"  which  professes 
to  give  a  complete  list.  It  is,  I  believe,  unusual  for  such  an  official  to 
engage  in  lousiness  pursuits,  as  this  Effingham  Lawrence  seems  to  have 
done. 

If  it  were  possible,  I  should  like  to  lay  before  your  readers  the  state- 
ments made  in  this  ''Lawrence  Genealogij"  in  regard  to  the  Towneley 
fortime.  Considering  that,  in  1858,  no  proof  of  this  most  important 
marriage  could  be  found,  am  I  not  right  in  saying  that  it  is  "a  very 
material  circumstance"'  that  my  opponent  produces  no  evidence  since 
obtained.  In  one  respect  there  is  a  similarity  between  the  two  families. 
No  one  knows  the  name  of  William  Lawrence's  father,  and  no  one  can 
tell  the  parentage  of  Mary  Towneley,  if  she  existed.  As  to  the  marriage, 
I  will  not  insist  on  the  certificate  from  any  church  or  town  records,  if 
any  paper  can  be  produced  from  any  Towneley  contemporary  with  Mary 
LaAvrence,  which  mentions  her  as  a  relative. 

Mr.  Lawrence  closes  with  the  statement  that  he  holds  himself  free 
from  writing  any  further.  I  think  he  will  see  that  this  leaves  him  in 
a  very  unpleasant  position.  He  tenders  himself  as  a  witness  to  prove 
three  things:  (1.)  That  William  Lawrence  was  a  cousin  of  Henry  L.; 
(2.)  That  Josepn  LaAvrence  married  Mary  Towneley,  daughter  of  Sir 
Eichard  Towneley ;  and  (3.)  That  Francis,  fifth  Lord  Effingham,  mar- 
ried Dorothy  Towneley.  He  brings  no  proof  except  the  statement  that 
he  is  satisljed  of  all  these  things.  He  abuses  the  critic,  but  produces 
no  evidence.  He  cannot  complain  if  the  decision  of  your  readers  be 
that  his  unsupported  assertions,  contradicted  in  material  parts  by 
standard  authorities,  cannot  Ije  considered  as  of  any  value.  The  one 
service  he  has  rendered  has  been  the  exposure  of  the  unreliable  nature 
of  this  Lawrence  pedigree. 


XoTE. — Since  this  article  was  put  in  t}-pe — the  one  who  would  naturally  have  been 
most  interested  in  the  subject-matter — Mr.  Watson  Effinguam  Lawrence,  has  been 
siutdenly  removed  by  death.  He  was  indeed  the  champion  of  the  views  held  by  him  as 
to  his  own  family  history — evidently  considering  his  position  well  taken,  although  un- 
supported by  that  unquestionable  evidence  wliich  would  have  been  so  satisfactory  to 
himself  and  to  others. — Edr. 


5 

ArPEL  OF  Rhode  Isl.\xd. — In  1862,  one  Bartholomew  Appel,  of  Xew  Amsterdam, 
gave  a  power  of  attorney  to  Henrj'  Timberblake,  of  Ilhode  Island,  to  occupy  a  piece 
of  land  there  called  "  Appelgat's  Plaine,"  formerly  the  property  of  his  (Appel's)  de- 
ceased father. 


184  Society  of  Friends.  [October? 

RECORDS   OF  THE   SOCIETY  OF  FRIENDS    OF  THE  CITY 

OF  NEW  YORK  AND  VICINITY,  FROM  1640 

TO  1800. 

Cojiiiiiiinicated  by  Abkaiiam  S.  Uxderiiill,  of  Xew  York. 


[The  ancient,  volume  from  whieh  these  vocords  are  transcribed,  is  now  in  the  cus- 
tody of  the  Orthodox  Brancli  of  the  Society,  in  the  C'itj-  of  New  York.  The  earliest 
entries  to  about  the  year  1G85,  were  apparently  transferred  from  another  book — prob- 
ably the  first  Record  Book — Ijy  Isaac  ITorner.  It  has  no  other  title-page  than  the 
following,  in  ^N^-.  Horner's  plain  and  legible  cliirography : 

"  Coppied  out  of  y"^ 

Origanall  by  1685 

ISAAC    11  O  li  N  E  R  . 
Wherein  Marriages 
Births  & 
Bnrialls  are 
Contained 
of  y''     people    in 
Skorne    Kalled 
Quakers." 
At  the  beginning  of  the  Entry  of  Births,  is  the  following: 
"  A  Catolog  of  the  births  of  friend 
children  being  taken  &  coppied  out 
of  y"    Origanall    by 

"ISAAC  HORNER.'] 


The  children  of  Eclmond  and  Martha  Titn?,  borne : 
Saniuell   Titus,  y"   sonn   of  Edmond   &  Martlia  Titus,  Avas 

borne  in  y  6th  montli  in  the  j-ear  1658. 

Phebe  Titus  was  borne  in  y"  1st  mo..  Anno  16(iO. 

Martha  Titus  was  borne  in  y"  1st  mo.,  1663. 

Mary  Titus  Avas  borne  in  y"  5th  mo.,  1665. 

Hauah  Titus  was  borne  in  y"  9tli  mo.,  1667. 

Jacine  Titus  Avas  borne  in  y''  2d  mo.,  1670. 

John  Titus  AAas  borne  yc"  29th  of  y"  2d  mo.,  1672. 

Peter  Titus  Ayas  borne  y"  6th  mo.,  1674. 

Sihis  Titus  Avas  borne  y'  3d  of  y'  8th  mo.,  1676. 

Patience  Titus  AA'as  borne  y'  4th  of  y'  12th  mo,,  1678. 

Temprence  Titus  Ayas  borne  y'  1  of  3th  mo.,  1681. 


The  children  of  John  and  Mary  Tiltou,  borne  GraA'esend : 
John  Tilton,  y'  sonn  of  John  &  Mary  Tilton  of  Gravesend 

Avas  borne  y^  4th  of  y"  4  mo.,  Anno  1640. 

Peter  Tilton  Avas  borne  in  y^  11th  mo.,  1643. 

Sarah  Tilton  Ayas  borne  y"  4th  of  y"  3d  mo.,  1644. 

Hester  Tilton  was  borne"  1647. 

Abigail  Tilton  Avas  borne  1650. 

Thomas  Tilton  about  y"  1st  of  y"  1st  mo.,  1652. 

Mary  Tilton  Ayas  borne  in  y"  4th  mo.,  1654. 

The  children  of  John  &  ffrances,  y'  1st  wife,  &  of  y'  2d  wife 

Elizabeth  Dickisson,  borne  Oysterbay  : 
John  Dickinson,  y'  sonn  of  John  and  ffrances   Dickisson, 

was  borne  }'  28th  day  of  y"  5t]i  mo.,  1648^ 


1872.]                                Society  of  Friends.  185 

Elizabeth,  y'  daughter  of  John  &  Ehzabetli  Dickisson,  was 

borne  y''  11th  of  y  8th  mo.,  165'^. 

Joseph  Dickisson,  borne  y'  24th  of  y'  10th  mo.  1G54. 

Mercy  Dickisson,  borne  y'  23d  of  y'  2d  mo.,  1G57. 

Jabis  Dickisson,  l)orne  y'  29th  of  y^  ?th  mo.,  IGGO. 
Lydia  Dickisson,  borne  y*"  oth  day  of  y^  8th  mo.,                         .      1GG2. 

Samnell  Dickisson,  borne  y'  2Gth  of  y'  1st  mo.,  1GG5. 

Mehetabell  Dickisson,  born  y-^          2d  mo.,  1GG7. 

Hannah  Dickisson,  borne  y'  Gth  of  y'  1st  mo.,  1G71. 

James  Dickisson,  borne  y'*27th  of  y'  5tli  mo.,  1675. 

The  children  of  James  and  Sarah  Cock,  borne  Kilingworth  ; 
Mary  Cock,  y'  daughter  of  James  «&  Sarah  Cock,  was  borne 

y^  1st  day  of  y^  11th  mo.,  1G55. 

Thomas  Cock  was  borne  y'  15th  of  y'  8th  mo.,  1G58. 

Martha  Cock  in  y^  7th  mo.,  IGGl. 

John  Cock  was  borne  y'  22d  of  y'  11th  mo.,  1GG6. 

Hannah  Cock  was  borne  y'  5th  of  y'  Gth  mo.,  1GG9. 

Sarah  Cock  was  borne  y'  20th  of  y'  7th  mo.,  1G72. 

James  Cock  was  borne  y'  -Ith  of  y*"  2d  mo.,  1G74. 

Henry  Cock  was  borne  y"  Isfc  of  y'  2d  mo.,  1G78. 

Martha  Cock  was  borne  y^  13th  of  y^  12th  mo.,  1680. 


The  children  of  John  and  Hannah  Bowne,  y'  first,  being 

eiglit : 

John  Bowne,  y'  sonn  of  John  &  Hannah  Bowne,  was  borne 

y  13th  of  y'  first  month,  1656. 

Elizabeth  Bowne,  y-^^th  of  y^  8th  mo.,  1658. 

Mary  Bowne  was  borne  y''  6th  of  y"  11th  mo.,  1660. 

Abbigall  Bowne  was  borne  y'  5tli  of  y'  12th  mo.,  1662. 

Hannah  Bowne  was  borne  y"  lOtli  of  y^  2d  mo.,  1665. 

Samnell  Bowne  was  borne  y'  21st  of  y^  7tli  mo.,  1667. 

Dorothy  Bowne  was  borne  y'  29t]i  of  y'  1st  mo.,  1669. 

Martha  Johanah  Bowne  was  borne  y'  17th  of  y"  6th  mo.,  1673. 
The   children   of  John   &  Hannah   Bowne,  y'  second  wife, 

Ifiushing : 

Sarah  Bowne  was  borne  y'  14th  of  y'  10th  mo.,  1680. 

Sarah  Bowne  was  borne  y°  17th  of  y'  12tli  mo.,  16S1. 

John  Bowne  was  borne  y"  10th  of  y'  7th  mo.,  1683. 

Thomas  Bowne  was  borne  y'  26th  of  y*  9th  mo.,  1684. 

John  BoAvne  was  borne  y"  9th  of  y"  7th  mo.,  1686. 

Abigal  Bowne  was  borne  y'  5tli  of  y'  5tli  mo.,  1688. 

The   children   of  John   and   Mary   Bowne,  y*  third  wife, 

flushing: 

Amy  Bowne  was  borne  y"  1st  day,  2d  mo.,  1694. 

Eutli  Bowne  was  borne  y'  30  day,  11  mo.,  1698* 

The  children  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Vnderhill,  borne  Kil- 
lingworth : 

Deborah  Vnderhill,  y'  daughter  of  John  &  Elizabeth  Vnder- 
hill, borne  y^  29th  of  y^  9th  mo.,  1659. 

Natthanill  Vnderhill,  borne  y^  22d  of  y^  12th  mo.,  1663. 


186 


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[October, 


Hannali  Vnderhill,  borne  y'  2d  of  y°  lOtli  mo., 
Elizabeth  Viulerhill,  borne  y'  2d  of  y'  otb  mo., 
David  Vnderhill,  borne  y"  2d  mo., 

The  children  of  Samuell  &  Mary  Andrews  of  Oysterbay : 
Mordicha  Andrews,  y'  sonn  of  Samnell  &  Mary  Andrews, 

was  borne  y"  11th  day  of  y"  6th  month, 
Peter  AndreAvs  was  borne  y'  12th  of  11th  mo., 
Peter  Andrews  was  borne  y'  28th  of  y"  3d  mo., 
Hester  Andrews  was  borne  y'  12th  of  y'  10th  mo. 
Hannah  Andrews  was  borne  y'  23d  of  y'  2d  mo., 
Edward  Andrews  Avas  borne  y"  IGth  of  y"  1st  mo.,  1677 

Jacob  Andrews  Avas  borne  y  12th  of  y'  7th  mo., 
Mary  AndreAvs  Avas  borne  y'  29th  of  y'  5  th  mo. 


1666. 
1669. 
1672. 


1664. 
1668. 
1671. 
1673. 
1675. 
1678. 
1680. 
1683. 


The  children  of  John  &  Mary  A'nderhill,  of  Killiuworth : 

John  Vnderhill,  y'  son  of  John  &  Mary  Vnderhill,  of  Killing- 
worth,  was  borne  y   1st  of  ye'  5  mo.,  1670, 

Daniel  Vnderhill  AA^as  borne  y'  3d  of  y'  9th  mo.,  1672. 

Samuell  Vnderliill  Avas  borne  y'  18th  of  y'  12th  mo.,  1674. 

Mary  Vnderhill  Avas  borne  y'  26th  of  y'  2d  mo.,  1677. 

Abraham  Vnderhill  was  borne  y'  28th  of  y'  6th  mo.,  1679. 

Deborah  Vnderhill  was  borne  a'"  11th  of  ye"  2nd  mo.,  1682. 

Sarah  Vnderhill  borne  y'  17th  of  y'  6th  mo.,  1687. 

Jacob  Vnderhill  Avas  borne  y'  16th  of  y'  10th  mo.,  1689. 

Hannah  Vnderhill  borne  y'  23d  of  y'  1st  mo.,  1689-90. 

The  children  of  Thomas  &  Mary  Willits,  of  Lnsum. 
Thomas    Willi tts  y"  sonn    of   Richard  and  Mary  Willits,  was 

borne  in  y"  3d  month.  Anno 
Hope  Willits  Avas  borne  y'  7th  month, 
John  Willits  Avas  borne  y°  5tli  month, 
Eichard  Willits  Avas  borne  in  y'  10th  month, 
Mary  Willits  Avas  borne  in  y'  2d  month. 

The  children  of  MattheAV  and  Mary  Prier,  of  KillingAvorth : 
John   Prier,  y'  sonn   of  Matt  &  Mary  Prier,  avus  borne  in  y' 

12th  month, 
Mary  Prier  was  borne  in  y'  1st  mo., 
Elizabeth  Prier  was  borne  in  y"  6th  mo., 
Sarah  Prier  AA^as  borne  in  y"  8tli  mo., 
Martha  Prier  was  borne  ye'  15th  of  y'  8th  mo.. 


1650. 
1652. 
1655. 
1660. 
1663. 


,1651. 
1652. 
1656. 
1664. 
1672. 


The  children  of  Samnell  and  Hester  Spicer,  of  Gravesend 
Abraham    Spicer,    y'  sonn  of   Samnell  &  Hester  Spicer, 

borne  y'  27th  of  y'  8th  month, 
Jacob  Spicer  Avas  borne  y'  20th  of  y'  1st  mo., 
Mary  Spicer  Avas  borne  y'  20th  of  ye  8tli  mo., 
Sarah  Spicer  Avas  borne  y'  19th  of  y'  4th  mo., 
Martha  Spicer  Avas  borne  y'  27th  of  y"  11th  mo., 
Sarah  Spicer  y'  second,  was  borne  y'  16th  of  y'  12th  mo., 
Abigail  Spicer  was  berne  y'  26th  of  y'  1st  mo., 


Avas 


1666. 
1668. 
1671. 
1674. 
1676. 
1677. 
1683. 


1872.]                                Society  of  Friends.  187 

The  children  of  John  and  Elizabeth  ffeake,  of  Killingwortli : 
Elizabeth  Feake,  y"  daughter  of  John  &  Elizabeth  ffeake,  was 

borne  y'  9th  of  y"  4th  mo.,  1674. 

Hannah  ffeake  was  borne  y'  6th  of  v^  8th  mo.,  1675. 

Mary  ffeake  was  borne  y^  30th  of  y-^"  2d  mo.,  1678. 

John  ffeake  was  borne  y"  10th  of  y^  5th  mo..  1679. 

Robart  ffeake  was  borne  y^  32d  of  y"  4th  mo.,  1683. 
Sarah  ffeake  was  borne  y'  17th  of  y"  12th  mo.,                                 1685-6. 

Martlia  ffeake  was  borne  y*:  27th  of  y"  8tli  mo.,  1688. 

Abigaile  ffeake  was  borne  y"  7th  of  6th  mo.,  1691. 

Deborah  ffeake  was  borne  y**  5th  of  11th  mo.,  1695. 


The  cliildren  of   .John  and  Joane  Adams,  borne  ;  and  of  Eliza- 

zabeth  of  fflushing : 
Mary  Adams,  y'  daughter  of  John  &  Jane  Adams,  of  Flushing, 

was  borne  y^  3d  of  y"  5tli  mo.,  1656. 

Martha  Adams  was  borne  y^  4th  of  y''  1st  mo.,  1658. 

Eebeckah  Adams  was  borne  y'  13th  of  y"  12th  mo,,  1661. 
John  Adams  y'  sonn  of  John  &  Elizabeth  Adams,  was  borne  y' 

17th  of  y^  6th  mo.,  1664. 

Elizabeth  Adams  was  borne  y'  9th  of  y'  1st  mo.,  1665. 

Sarah  Adams  was  borne  y'  24th  of  y'  2d  mo.,  1668. 

James  Adams  was  borne  y^  4th  of  ye  8tli  mo.,  1671. 

Susanah  Adams  was  borne  Y  6th  of  y'  9th  mo.,  1674. 

Hannah  Adams  was  borne  y'  15th  of  y"  12th  mo.,  1675. 

Debora  Adams  was  borne  y^  7th  of  y"  3d  mo.,  ,  1678. 

John  Adams  was  borne  y'  10th  of  y'  7th  mo.,  1680. 

Abagill  Adams  was  borne  y'  2d  of  y"  11th  mo.,  1682. 

Thomas  Adams  was  borne  y'  12th  of  y'  11th  mo.,  1684. 

Massey  Adams  was  borne  y*'  13th  of  y"  10th  mo.,  1686. 

Phebe  Adams  borne  y"  9th  of  y'  12th  mo.,  1690. 


The  children  of  John  Tilton,  Juu.,  l)orneat  Gravesend: 
John  Tilton,  y'  sonn  of  John,  Juu.,   Tilton  &  Eebeckah,  was 

borne  y'  14th  of  y"  2d  month,  1675. 

Abraham  Tilton  was  borue  y'  14th  of  y"  lltli  mo.,  1676. 

Samuell  was  borne  y"  2d  day  of  y°  1st  mo.,  1678. 

Sarah  was  borne  y*"  14th  day  of  y"  9th  mo.,  1680. 

Daniel  Avas  borue  y"  27th  day  of  y"  lOtli  mo.,  1682. 

Thomas  was  borne  y^  20th  of  y''  lOtli  mo.,  1684. 

Mary  was  borne  y'  21st  of  y'  8th  mo.,  1686. 

Hester  was  borue  y"  17tli  of  y"  2d  mo.,  1689. 

Hester  Willis,  y'  daughter  of  Henerv  &  Mary  Willis,  was  borne 

y^  23d  of  y^  5th  mo.,                       ^  1677. 

The  children  of  Robart  and  Patience  Store,  borne  New  Yorke  : 
Mary  Story  y"  daughter  of  Robart  &  Patience  Story,  was  borne 

y'  9th  of  y'  11th  mo.,  betwixt  4  &  5  in  y'  afternoon,  1677. 

Mercy  Story  was  borne  y^  21st  of  y^  10th  ino.,  1679. 

Enoch  Story  was  borne  y'  12th  of  ye  12th  mo.,  1680. 


188  Society  of  Friends.  [October, 

The  children  of  "William  and  Amy  Eichardsou,  borne  at  West- 
chester. 

The  loth  of  y'  11th  month,  being  y'  4th  day  of  y"  weeke, 
between  8th  &  9th  honrs  at  night,  at  the  house  of  Matt 
Priers,  at  KillingAVorth,  was  William  Eichardson  borne,  y' 
sonn  of  William  &  Amy  Eichardson,  1G78. 

The  10th  of  y'"  7th  mo.,  Avas  borne  Thomas,  y'  son  of  Will  & 

Amy,  about  y'  1st  hour  at  afternone,  IGSO. 

John  Eichardson  was  borne  y'  10th  of  y'  10th  mo.,  1G83. 


The  children  of  Edward    Burling  and  Grace,  his  wife,  three 

born  in  England,  in  Europe,  and  four  in  America: 

Edward  Burling  born  y'  4th  day  of  y'  ninth  mo.,  1674- 

Grace  Burling  born  y'  20th  day  of  y'  8th  month,  1676- 

William  Burling  born  y'  2Gth  day  of  y'  10th  mo,,  1678- 

Eebekah  Burling  born  y'         day  of  y'  Gtlimo.,  1G81- 

Jane  Burling  born  y'  17th  day  of  y'  5th  mo.,  1G84- 

Sarah  Burling  born  y''  12th  day  of  y'  3d  mo.,  1G87 
Benjamin  Burling  y^'  Gth  day  of  y^  12th  mo.,                                1689-90 

Benjamin  Burling  died  at  New  York,  y'  21st:  day  of  y'  10th  mo.,  1709. 

The  children  of  Morris  and  Bethiah  Smith,  borne  Jemeca: 
Morris  Smith,  y'  sonn  of  Morris  &  Bethiah  Smith,  was  borne  y* 

19th  of  y^  1st  month,  1664. 

Abraham  Smith  was  borne  y'  28th  of  ye  7th  mo.,  1G67. 

Isaac  Smith  was  borne  y'  14th  of  y'  12th  mo.,  16G8. 

Jacob  Smith  was  borne  y'  20t!i  of  y'  10th  mo.,                     ^  1G71. 

Mary  Smith  was  borne  y"  19th  of  y'  9th  mo.,  1674. 

Martha  Smith  was  borne  y"  19th  of  y'  3d  mo.,  1G77. 

John  Smith  was  borne  y''  10th  of  y'  2d  mo..  1G80. 

The  children  of  John  Frier  &  Elizabeth,  born  atKillingworth : 
John  Prier,  y"  son  of  John  &  Elizabeth  Prier,  was  borne  y"  16th 

of  y^  7th  mo.,  1G79. 

Hannah  Prier  born  22d  10th  mo.,  1681. 

Elizabeth  Prier  borne  y'  9th  8th  mo.,  1683. 

Mary  Prier  was  borne  y'  4th  11th  mo.,  1685. 

Sarah  Prier  Avas  borne  19th  day  8th  mo.,  1687. 

MatheAv  Prier  was  borne  y'=  29th  1st  mo.,  1690. 

Samuell  Prier  was  born  y"  15th  7th  mo.,  1692. 

Joseph  Prier  Avas  born  y"  20th  8th  mo.,  ,1695. 

The  children  of  Joseph  &  Sarah  Palmer,  borne  at  Westchester : 
Sarah  Palmer,  y'  daughter  of  Joseph  &  Sarah  Palmer,  was  borne 

y'  20th  of  y'  3d  mo.,  1G66. 

Joseph  Palmer  was  borne  y'  28th  of  y'  10th  mo.,  1667. 

Marey  Palmer  Avas  borne  y'  8tli  of  ye  1st  mo.,  1670. 

John  Palmer  was  borne  y'  22d  of  y'  11th  mo.,  1671. 

Martha  Palmer  Avas  borne  y'  17th  of  y'  7th  mo.,  1674. 

Ester  Palmer  Avas  borne  y'  24th  of  y'  2d  mo.,                                "  1678. 

Daniel  Palmer  was  borne  y'  8th  day  of  3d  mo.,  1680. 


1872.]  Socidy  of  Friends.  189 

Elizabeth,  y"  daughter  of  William  &    Elizabeth   fframpton,   of 

New  Yorke,  borne  y"  2Gth  of  y'  oth  mo.,  1681. 

The  children  of  George  and  Mary  Masters,  of  Yorke  borne : 
Mary   Masters   y"   daughter  of    George   &  Mary  Masters,  was 

borne  y'  15th  of  j"  7th  mo..  1679. 

Philadelphia  Masters  was  borne  the  14th  day  of  the  5th  mo.,         1684. 


The  children  of  John  and  Sarah  Wey,  of  Newtone : 

John  Wey  was  born  y'  15th  day  8  mo.,  1688. 

Serah  Wey  was  born  y'  20th  day  2  mo.,  1690. 

John  Wey  was  born  y'  26th  day  11  mo.,  1693. 

Elizebeth  Wey  was  born  y'  11th  day  8  mo.,  1691. 

Samuell  Wey  was  born  ye  lltli  day  7  mo.,  1696. 

Sarah  Way  was  born  y'  27th  8  mo.,  1698. 

Mary  AVay  was  born  y'  14th  day  2  mo.,  1701. 

James  Way  was  born  y"  14th  day  2  mo.,  1701. 

Joseph  Way  was  born  y'  2d  6  mo.,  1703. 

James  Way  was  born  y'  15th  day  6  mo.,  1708. 

The  children  of  ffrancis  &  Eebeckah  Eichardson,  borne  at 

Yorke : 

ffrancis  Richardson,   sonn  of  ffraucis  &  Rebeckah  Richardson, 

'  borne  y"  25tli  of  y"  9th  mo.,  1681. 

Rebacah  Richardson,  Senr.,  daughter  of  ffra.  &  Rebacah  Rich- 
ardson, was  borne  16th  1st  mo.,  168f. 

Rebacah  Richardson,  Junr.,  daughter  to  ffrancis  &  Rebacah  Rich- 
ardson, was  borne  y'  2d  day  of  y"  9th  mo.,  1685. 


The  childreu  of  Isaac  &  Lydia  Ilorncr,  borne  at  Oysterbay:  ^ 
Deliverance,  y'  daughter  of  Isaac  &  Lydia  Horner,  was  borne  y" 
26th  of  y'  1st  mo.,  between  two  and  three  in  y'  morning,  being 

y*  5th  day  of  y'  weeke,  1685. 

The  children  of  Richard  &  Abigaile  Willetts: 

Hannah  Willets  was  borne  24th  of  11th  mo.,  pr  the  first  wife,  1687. 
The  children  of  Richard  &  Abiga'le  Willetts;  his  second  wife  : 

Abigail  Willets  borne  28th  of  12th  mo.,  169?. 

Mery  Willits  borne  y"  16th  day  1  mo.,  1691. 

Martha  Willits  borne  24th  day  11th  mo.,  169*. 

Jacob  Willits  was  borne  y^  6tii  day  4th  mo.,  1697. 

Phebe  Willits,  was  borne  y^  14th  day  2d  mo.,  1699. 

Ehsebeth  Willits  was  borne  y'' 27th  4th  mo.,         .  1701. 


The  children  of  John  &  Hanali  Dellavall,  of  New  Yorke : 
Thomas,  the  sone  of  John  &  Ilanah  Dellavall,  was  borne  the 

24th  of  y^  12tli  mo.,  1686-7;  the  same  child  dyed  the  17th  of 

y'=  6th  mo.,  1687;  and  was  buryed  y'  19th  of  said  month  in 

"friends'  burying  place  at  Gravesend. 
Hannah  De  Lavall  was  delivered  of  her  second  child,  stil  borne 


190  Ancient   Wills.  [October, 

being  female,  y'  28tb  day  of  yHtli  mo.,  1G88,  and  was  bnryed 
the  29th  day  at  Graveseiid. 
Mary  De  Lavall  "was  born  y*'  1G89. 


The  children  of  Henery  and  Marey  AVillis,  of  Westl^nry,  one 
Long  Island:     • 

Hester,  the  daughter  of  Henery  and  Marey  AVillis.  was  borne  y_^ 
23d  day  of  y"  5th  mo.,  '  '    1G7' 


The  children  of  John  &  Mary  Frey.  of  Lnsem,  on  Long  Island: 

John  Frey,  "  son  of  John    &  Mary  Fj'cy,  v.as  born  y'^  15  day  of  11 
month,      '  ...     ^^^^^^ 

Mary  Frey.  daughter  of  y''  above  John  Frey,  "was  born  }'  16  day  of  y" 
12  mo.,     "  ^  '     If- 


The  children  of  William  &   Mary  "Willis,  of  Wesibury,  on  Long  Isl- 
and : 

W"  Willis  was  born  14th  of  4th  mo.,  1G88. 

Henery  Willis  "was  born  y'  19  day,  6  mo.,  1690. 

John  Willis  was  born  y^  15  day,  2  mon.,  1693. 

Jacob  Willis  was  born  y'  6  day,  9  mo.,  1695. 

Silas  Willis  was  born  y'  27th  day,  6  mo.,  1700. 

Samuel  Willis  was  born  y'  30  day,  6  mo.,  1704. 

Mary  Willis  was  born  y'  —  day,  5  nio.,  .            1709. 


The  child  of  Henry  &  Eebecca  Clifton  :     Borne 
Mary,  the  daughter  of  Henry  »fc  Eebecca  Clifton,  borne  y'  30th  of  y^ 
5  mo.,       '  "  1687. 


The  children  of  Albertus  Brandt  &  Su?anna  Brandt,  of  ]S"ew  Yorke.- 
^laria  Brandt 'was  borne  IGth  of  10th  mo.,  1688. 

(To  he  continued.)  ■ 


ANCIENT  WILLS. 


Contributed  by  E.  B.  OX'allaghax,  M.D. 


Abstract  of  the  Will  of  Elizabeth  Vandepoele,  of  Albany,  widow, 

dated  6  Feb.,  17^^. 

She  left  the  following  children  :  Margaret,  m.  to  Yolckert   Douw;,  '^ 
Maria,  m.  to  Johannes  Vinhagen  ;  Magdalena,  m.  to  Abraham  Lan-  ' 
sing ;  Helena,  m.  to  Jan   Barentse  Wemp  ;  Ariaentie,  not  married  at 
date  of  Will.     Letters  of  Adm.  granted  5  Jan'y,  172^. 

Abstract  of  the  Will  of  Luykas  and  Cathaeine  Witbeck,  of  the 
manor  of  Eenselaerswyck  (xilbany  County). 

Had  children — Johannis,  died   Sept.,    1750:    Abraham;    Geertruy. 
The  said  Geertruy  Witbeck  married Van  i'eghten,  and  had  the 


1872.]  Aack'nt   JViJh.  191 

following-  children: — Catharine,  m.  Harmaniis  II.  Wendell;  Cornelis, 
Luykas,"Engeltje,  Philip,  ^larytie,  and  Johannis  Van  Veghten.  The 
above  is  taken  'from  the  Will  of  Johannis  Luykase  Witbcck,  in  N.  Y. 
Wills,  Lib.  17,  p.  :2G1. 

Abstract  of  the  Will  of  a  Christian  Physician.     (N.  Y.  Wills,  Lib.  37, 

p.  309.) 

Abijah  Perkixs  was  a  physician  and  surgeon  in  the  town  of  New 
Marlboro,  X.  Y.  He  made  his  AVill  20  AngC,  1776,  and  it  was  proved 
21  !Sept.,  1781.  After  heqnetithiug  half  his  household  furniture  and 
the  usufruct  of  his  estate  during  her  life  to  his  wife,  Lucy,  he  leaves 
his  estate  to  his  children  Hannah  and  George  Whitefield  Perkins^ 
after  their  mother's' death.  And  "in  testimony  of  the  truth  of  the 
Sacred  Scriptures  and  the  Christian  Eeligion,  and  of  the  love  I  bear 
my  dear  brothers  and  sisters,  I  pray  them  to  accept  of  a  Bible  in  24, 
viz. :  to  John,  Isaac  and  Seth  Perkins,  Lucy  Ely,  Elizabeth  Sterlin, 
Margaret  Belden,  Sarah  ]\Iarvin,  Hannah  and  Lydia  Perkins,  one  each, 
earnestly  requesting  them  to  read  the  same.'"  He  desires  further  that 
his  children  be  carefully  and  religiously  educated,  and  brought  up' 
both  by  example  and  precept,  and  taught  ';  above  all  things  the 
knowledge  of  the  One  only  living  and  true  God  and  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ;  that  their  tender  years  might  be  spent  in  reading  the  Holy 
Scriptures  and  goodly  writers,  such  especially  as  holy  Mr.  Williston, 
Eutherford,  Welch,  and  the  pious  and  accurate .  Mr.  Hervey,  Dr. 
Dodridge,  3Ir.  Baxter,  Dr.  Tillotson,  among  the  moderns,  as  also  the 
searching  and  true  divines  Mr.  Shepperd  and  Mr.  Edwards,  of  the 
antient  fathers  of  the  church,  such  as  Austin,  Chrysostom,  Augustin 
and  Calvin,  Luther,  Melanchton — the  three  last  being  the  apostles  of  the 
Eeformation."  He  directs  that  his  son  George  be  educated  in  some 
Protestant  Collegiate  School,  and  desires  (if  God  should  touch  his 
heart  with  his  saving  grace)  that  he  should  he  "  a  dispenser  of  the 
Gospel,  like  unto  that'learned  and  indefatigable  preacher  the  Eev.  Mr. 
George  Whitefield,  who  now  sleeps'  in  the  Lord  ;"  and  concludes  by 
giving  to  his  sister  Hannah,  "  Mr.  Erskine's  Gospel  Sonnetts,  now  at 
his  hon'd  father's  in  Lyme." 

Abstract  of  the  Will  of  Eev.  Gualtherus  Du  Bois,  dated  13  January, 
1719-50 ;  proved  31  January,  1753.     (N.  Y.  Wills,  Lib.  18,  p.  22G.) 

Gives  to  his  eldest  son  Gualtherus,  his  watch  and  Gold  Seal  Eing, 
and_,to  him  and  his  sister  Elizabeth,  or  the  survivor  of  them,  all  his 
linens  and  woolens,  his  household  furniture,  his  horse  and  chare,  to- 
gether with  all  his  Dutch  books  and  MSS.  belonging  to  his  library, 
except  his  plate,  to  be  equally  divided  between  them.  To  Peter  and 
Gualtherus,  children  of  his  son  John  Du  Bois,  he  leaves  one-half  of 
his  Latin  Books,  to  be  divided  equally  between  them,  and  the  other 
half  to  Gualthems,  son  of  his  dec'd  son  Isaac.  All  the  rest  of  his  real 
and  personal  estate  he  devises  as  follows :  One-quarter  to  his  son 
Gualtherus;  one-quarter  to  his  dau.  Elizabeth;  one-quarter  to  the 
'two  above-named  children  of  his  son  John  or  the  survivor  of  them  ; 
and  the  remaining  quarter  to  Helena,  Gualtherus  and  Margaret,  ch.  of 
his  dec'd  son  Isaac, -eh are  and  share  alike,  the  shares  of  the  minor 


192  Neiu   York  3Iarriage  Licenses.  [October, 

children  to  be  put  at  interest   until  they  sevei-ally  attain  the  age  of  31 
years.     Exec'rs  his  son  and  dau.,  Gualtherus  and  Elizabeth  Du  Bois. 

Abstract  of  the  Will  of  John  Tiltox,  of  Gravesend,  L.  I.,  dated  July 

15,  1G87. 
He  makes  mention  of  sons  John,  Peter,  Thomas,  and  daughter  Sa- 
rah, who  m.  John  Painter  ;  Abigail,  who  m.  —  Scott ;  Esther,  who  m. 
Samuel  Spicer ;  Mary,  who  m.  —  Coman.  Left  in  trust  to  his  execu- 
tors, John  Tilton,  S.  Spicer  and  Wm.  Kobinson,  a  piece  of  land  lying  in 
Gravesend,  to  be  used  as  a  burial  place  for  them  and  their  successors, 
and  all  friends  in  the  everlasting  truths  of  y  Gospel,  as  occasion  serves 
forever,  to  bury  their  dead  in.  Eecordcd  3  April  1G88,  Brooklyn  con- 
veyances. Lib.  1, 108. 

Abstract  of  the  "Will  of  Ryer  ScHERMERnoEX,  of  Schenectady,  dated 

5  April  1717. 
He  was  married  to  Ariantje  —  by  whom,  he  had  John,  Cataline, 
Jacob,  Arent,  Janneke.  Cataline  married  John,  son  of  Barent  Wemp, 
by  whom  she  had  Myndert,  Ryert  and  Ariantje.  Janneke  m,  Volkert 
Symonsen.  He  had  a  brother  named  Luycas  S.  Ryer  Schermer- 
horn's  property  lay  in  Schenectady  and  on  the  Mohawk.  He  had  two 
tracts  at  the  Raritans,lii  Jersey,  one  of  which  was  called  the  Gansegatt. 


I 


NEW  YORK  MARRIAGE  LICENSES. 
Contributed  by  E.  B.  O'Callaghax,  M.D. 


{Continued from  Vol.  '5, p.  ^^of'  The  Record." 
1G97. 

January  9.  Johannes  Vanderheyden  &  ^Eary  Wooden. 
August  14.  Thomas  Parmiter  &  Margaret  Smith. 
September  9.  Capt.  John  Tuder  &  Mary  Brett. 

"         10.  Philip  Wilkinsen  &  Marv  Brazier. 

"         17.  Suert  Olphcrts  &  Hilleke  Pieters. 

"  -V     "   John  Smith  &  Hannah  Pliips. 

"         ^.  Hendryck  Dow  &  Neeltie  Meynderts^  — 
2^AValter  Tayler  &  Deliverance  Graves. 
October  7.  'mHiam  Andersen  &  Deborah TTyndaU. 

"     9.  Jan  Dehancc  &  Margaret  Symonse  Uthuse. 

"     15.  Christopher  Price  cS:  Susannah  Allvu. 

"     18.  Richard  Burt  &  Margaret  Glenn.  ' 

"     20.  Iknijamin  AYyncoop  &  Ffemmie  A''anderhule. 

"     27.  Augustus  Jay  &  Ann  Mary  Bayard. 

"     29,  Peter  King  &  Elizabeth  Green. 

"      "    Israel  Ward  &  Hannah  Hutson. 
November  15.  William  Willkission  &  Else  Smith. 

"     17.  William  West  &  Mary  Bingham. 
December  8.  Moses  Lipet  &  Sarah  Throgmartin. 

"         9.  John  Perrey  &  Sarah  Mallyear.    -_ 

"       13.  Capt.  Nicholas  Evorste  &  Margaret  Van  Baal. 

"       20.  Josiali  Hunt,  Jun.,  &  Batthia  Fferguson.  -' 

"       22.  Richard  Willett  &  Mary  AYillett. 


1872.]  Neio   York  Marriage  Licenses.  193 

December  29,  Thomas  Eobinson  &  Eacliell  Eosell. 
'"'       30.  George  Williams  &  Kathrine  Lloyd. 
169S. 

January  13.  Eobert  Edwards  &  Judith  ]\rosstoii. 
Fe     uary  7.  Joseph  Latham  &  Jaue  Singleton. 
Samuel  Lipis  &  Aun  Honey, 
ch  1.  William  Vesey  &  Mary  Eeade. 
Aprilie.  John  Pantry  &  Elizabeth  Plinco. 

"     27.  Eichard  Wilson  &  Kathrine  Pugsley. 
May  4.  George  Gilbert  &  Jane  C-ampell. 
"    25.  Jacobus  Eolloquin  &  Lydia  Darkins. 
"    26.  Lewin  Dewind  &  Ariaeiitie  Moll. 
June  30.  Daniel  Peterse  Coreman  &  Anna  Maria  Plevier. 
July  4.  Thomas  Allison  &  Cornelia  Johnson. 
'•'    5.  John  Hopper  &  Margaret  Tin  dell. 
'•'  11.  Eobert  Everinden  &  Ann  Smith. 
"  18.  Samuel  Clowes  &  Kathrine  Douw. 
"  27.  Henry  Coleman  &  Eleanor  Hunt. 
August  22.  Matthis  Low  &  Janitye  van  Heyninge. 

"         30.  William  Walton  &  Miiry  Sandford. 
September  5.  Joshua  Burle  &  Judith  Sexton. 
November  4.  George  Sydenham  &  Elizabeth  Stuyyesant. 
"         10.  John  Durend  &  Elizabeth  Bryan. 
"         2G.  Thomas  Petit  &  Cathrine  Branch. 
October  30.  Eichard  Harrod  &  Mary  Jones. 

"      25.  Barnardus  Smith  &  Elsey  Meyers. 
December  8.  John  Hancock  &  Jane  Wells. 
"       12.  Jeremiah  King  &  Mary  Glover. 
"        "      William  Osborn  &  Elizabeth  Way. 
"       23.     Anthqny  Eutherse  &  Hendrycke  Yandewater. 
«        "      Thomas  Walton  &  Mary  Stillwell. 
1G99. 

February  25.  William  Davison  &  Eleanor  Goff, 
March  14.  Peter  Chevalier  Dnpin  &  Anne  Duboies. 

"       ''    James  Bolen  &  Elizabeth  Godfrey. 
April  17.  Tliomas  Drincall  &  Ann  Watson. 
May  10.  John  Breadstead  &  ]\Iargaret  Peters. 
"  "     6.  John  Corbitt  &  Christian  Milton. 
"     11.  Eichard  Sackett  &  Majory  L.  Sleade. 
"     19.  Joseph  Blydenburgh  &  Cathrine  Dehart. 
"     16.  Abraham  Governeur  &  Mary  Milborne. 
July  5.    JohnFforhsson  &  Anne  Mool. 
'  «      "    John  Yeates  «&  Edey  Wilde. 
August  18.  Alexander  Streatd  &  Cornelia  Dishington. 
September  12.  Johannus  Hardenbergh  &  Cathrine  Euthse. 
November  9.  Johannus  Vanderhuel  &  Janitje  Eosevest. 
December  —  Christian  Lawrier  &  Mary  Bunt. 
"         16.  Isaah  Lelonor  &  Judith  Waldron. 
"         20.  Theunis  Titus  &  Mary  Barre. 
"         29.  John  Mayson  &  Eliz.  Lance. 
1700. 
January  19.  Stephen  Delancy  &  Ann  Cortlandt. 


194:  New   York  Jfarriage  Licenses.  [October, 

February  13. Sanifordt  &  Jane  White. 

"         14.  Hans  Ilamienseu  &  Mary  Van  Dyke. 
Andrew  Tiller  &  Ann  Verplanck. 
Francis  Vincent  &  Ann  Lynch. 
Eobert  Nesbett  &  Susanna  Stevens. 
Tho.  Skelding  &  Eebecca  Astin. 
April  18.  Hendrickes  Vander  Henle  &  Maryrie  Meyers. 
"     26.  Alexander  Baird  &  Mao-delena  Kipp. 
"      37.  John  Gindett  &  Mary  Vincent. 
"       "    John  Veet  &  Katharine  Meyers. 
•'       "'    Adanl  Cariile  (or  Laville)  &  Elizabeth  Gizebert. 
May  —  Peter  Thavet  &  Susannah  Vei-g-creau.*— 
"    '    Jacobus  Schuyler  &  Cathalina  Schuyler. 
July  13.  Joseph  Aspinwalle  &  Hannah  Dean. 
"    20.  Tho.  Wychangham  &  Susanna  Fine. 
September  17.  Tliomas  Penestone  &  Elizabeth  Lyster. 
November  25.  Eobert  Croaker  &  Susariuah  Peterson. 
1701. 
""February  21,  Jacob  Tenyck  &  Nulie  Hardenburg-h. 
"       24.  Eobert  Elliott  &  Frances  Boyle. 
"         "  Charles  AVilliamson  &  Mary  Woolsey. 
March  2G.  James  Ekles  &  Eebecca  Lynns. 
April  1.  John  Gorne  &  Mary  Harris. 
"      7.  Eoger  Pedley  &  Sarah  Thorn e. 
"      9.  John  Stevens  &  Priscilla  Shaw. 
May  9.  John  Kingston  &  Dorothy  Sandige. 
"  10.  Albert  AVillet  &  Johanna  Varick. 
i     "  22.  Henry  Coerten  &  Elizabeth  De  Kiemer. 
"  23.  Abraham  Provoost  &  Jenitie  ]\Ieyer. 
"  24.  Eobert  Dale  &  Elizabeth  Turner. 
June  6.  Johanes  Vreland  &  Mareya  Cregers. 

"  21.  Peter  Hardenbiugh  &  Katherine  Vanderpolle. 
"  24.  John  Thompson  &  Hanah  Smith. 
"  26.  Peter  Bant  &  Mary  Vanhoven. 
July  3.  Andrew  Ten  Brooke  &  Lyntie  Splinter. 
"  23.  John  Cauley  &  Agenitie  Vande  Spegel. 
August  7.  Thomas  Evans  &  .Jane  Timmer. 
September  15.  John  Buttler  &  Hanah  Saunders. 
October  2.  Ferdinando  Eavand  &  Mary  Belline. 
"     27.  Joseph  Betts  &  Grace  Mott. 
"      ''     John  Collins  &  Margaret  Verplank. 
November  3.  Johanes  Van  Allen  &  Christina  Ten  Broek. 

"        10.  Suert  Olpherts  &  Janeke  Snedeker.  x. 
December  22.  William  Chisnall  &  Magdalen  Cavaleer. 
1702. 
January  20.  Thomas  Pell  &  Aeltie  Beeke. 

"      26.  Bartholomew  Lefeurt  &  Magdalen  Peirott. 
"      30^.  Johanes  Hanse  &  Sarah  Detorest. 
February  1.  Joseph  Arrowsmkh  &  Martlia  Pollom. 
March  23.  Joseph  Prosser  &  Elizabeth  Verwyde. 
"    Thomas  Studd  &  Catherine  Pearsall.  - 
April  22.  Petrus  Kip  &  Emeltie  Van  Deycke. 


1872.]  Jones  Pedigree.  195 

April  25.  Mereyes  Rollitse  &  Deyna  Teunisse. 

'•       "    Isaac  Fredricks  &  Hester  Van  Fleckt. 

"       "    Moses  Langstaffe  &  Mary  Sidman. 

"     30.  John  Eaton  &  Elizabeth  Michell. 

"       '•'    James  Davis  &  Elisheth  Santford. 
May  14-.  Wm.  Notiugbam  &  Margaret  Rntsen. 

'•"'    "    Abram  Wandall  &  Catherine  De  Key. 
July  29.  James  Cebra  &  Ann  Meyer. 

"      "   John  Cooper  &  Hannah  Frost. 
August  17.  Abram  Emmons  &  Margarctt  Williamson. 

-'^ "     27.  Martinus  Cregier  &  Margarett  Van  Dalsen. 
"     28.  Nicholas  Dally  &  Elizabeth  Cregier. 


PEDIGREE  OF  JONES ; 

From  Rev.  B.  W.  Dwigiit's  Strong  Genealogy,  p.  1(j1. 

"  iv.  Catharine  lienrietla  Cromwell  (eldest  sister  of  Oliver  Cromwell,  the  Protector), 
dan.  of  Robert  (,'romwell,  M.  P.,  and  Elizabeth  Steward,  was  born  at  the  family  resi- 
dence near  Huntingdon  on  the  Ouse,  Feb.  "Zth,  1596-7.  She  m.  Col  Whitstoue,  a  par- 
liamentary officer,  and,  for  second  husband.  Col.  John  Jones  in  162:x" 

"  Y.  W'illiam  Jones  (son  of  Col.  John  Jones  and  Catharine  II.  Cromwell),  b.  in  16^4, 
came  to  the  New  Haven  colony  in  1G60.  In  ICiTl,  he  m.  Hannah  Eaton.  He  was  Dej). 
Gov.  of  New  Haven  and  Connecticut  (colonies)  for  fifteen  years  (1683-1608)  He  d. 
in  17ii6."  •  N  1     • 

"  vi.  Isaac  Jones  (son  of  William  Jones,  of  New  Haven,  and  Hannah  Eaton),  b.  m 
1671,  m.  Nov.  25,  1692,  Deborah  Clark  of  Stratford,  Ct.  He  d.  at  New  Haven,  in 
1741."  ^       ,      ^ 

"  vii.  Isaac  Jones,  Jr.  (son  of  Isaac  and  Deborah  Jones  of  Ne«^  Haven),  b.  about 
1608,  at  New  Haven,  resided  at  North  Bolton,  Ct.     He  d.  in--17S2." 

'•  viii.  Joel  Jones  (son  of  Isaac  Jones,  Jr.,  of  North  Bolton),  b.  about  1721,  was  a 
farmer  at  Wethersfield,  Ct.  He  m.  Hannah  Brewer  of  Worcester,  Mass.  (dau.  ot  Judge 
Josiah  Brewer)." 

"Their  children  were:  1.  Phinehas,  b.  in  1749.  2.  Joel,  b.  1751-2.  3.  Solomon,  b. 
about  1754.  4.  Isaac,  b.  Oct.  1756.  5.  William,  b.  June  15,  1759,  d.  in  1850,  and.  6, 
Lucy  (Jlrs.  Hatfch),  b.  in  1761,  afterwards  Mrs.  Northrop,  of»Lenox,  Mass.,  who  d.  Oct. 
15, 1S50." 

In  The  JSfew  England  Hisiorlral  and  Gcnmlof/iccd  Rpgister  for  January,  1872,  p,  92,_  m 
a  "  Book  Notice"  of  the  Strong  Genealogy,  Mi\  "  W.  H.  W."  has  called  public  attention 
to  the  fact,  that  Judge  Savage  has,  long  since,  shown  conclusively  that  Dep.  Gov.  w  il- 
Jones,  who  was  born  in  1624-,  could  not  have  been  a  son  of  Henrietta  Cromwell,  as  the 
Protector  had  no  sister  of  that  name,  while  the  sister  who  did  marry  Col.  John  Jones, 
did  not  do  so  before  1649. — when  William  Jones  was  twenty-five  years  old.  (This 
marriage  did  not  take  place  before  1655.     See  ante  voh  iii,  pp.  147-8. — Editor.) 

Mr.  Allyn  S.  Kellogg,  of  Vernon,  Conn.,  has  lately  recalled  my  attention  to  the  fact, 
which  we  discussed  in "1861,  that  Isaac  Jones  of  North  Bolton,  Conn.,  was  not  a  de- 
scendant of  Dep.  Gov.  William  Jones  ;  so  that  the  Jones  family,  whose  record  is  given 
in  the  Strong  Genealogy,  have  no  interest  in  Dep.  Gov.  William  Jones,  or  in  the  Crom- 
well myth. 

Mr.  Savage  shows  (Gen.  Diet.  II,  561),  that  Isaac  Jones,  son  of  Isaac  of  New  HaYen,_ 
was  b.  Dec.  23,  1702 ;  and  Rev.  Isaac  Jones,  of  Litchfield,  Conn.,  himself  a  member  ot 
the  New  Haven  family,  when  writing,  some  years  before  1850,  to  Miss  Sophia  Jones, 
a  sister  of  Hon.  Anson  Jones,  M.D.,  cx-president  of  the  Republic  of  Texas;  referred  to 
this  Isaac  Jones,  giving  for  his  birth  the  same  date  given  by  Mr.  Savage,  and  saying 
that  "  he  lived  and  died  in  Savbrook,"  and  assuming  "that  he  was  the  grandfather  of 
Miss  Sophia  Jones's  father.  Here  began  the  kinks  in  this  pedigree,  and  Hon.  Anson 
Jones,  M.D.,  though  lie  saw  the  discrepancy,  and  tried  to  explain  it,  seemp  never  to 
have  found  the  true  solution  of  the  difficulty.  He  died  Jan.  9,  1858,  and  from  hi3 
papers  his  son,  Cromwell  Anson  Jones,  when  not  more  than  twenty  years  old,  took 
the  defective  pedigree  which  he  furnished  to  Rev.  Mr.  Dwight,  for  the  Strong  Gene- 
alogy. ' 


196  Notes  on  Books.  [October, 

NOTES  ON  BOOKS. 

The  Seaver  Family.  A  Genealogy  of  Robert  Seaver  of  Roxbury,  Mass.,  and  some 
OF  HIS  Descendants.  By  William  Blake  Tr.\sk.  Boston  :  David  Clapp  &  Son, 
1872.  Small  4°,  pp.  52.  (Edition  of  150  copios— reprinted  from  the  N.  E.  Gen.  and 
Hist.  Register,  for  July,  1872). 

This  is  a  handsome  print,  in  the  quarto  form,  which  to  us  (it  may  be  a  fancy)  seems 
the  most  appropriate  for  a  genealogical  publication,  and  challenges  no  criticism  as  to 
contents,  arrangement,  etc.  Its  biographical  portions  are  carefully  written  and  of  con- 
siderable interest — and  the  appendix  contains  an  account  of  the  possessions  of  Robert 
Seaver,  the  emigrant,  with  an  abstract  of  his  will ;  also,  abstracts  of  the  wills  and  inven- 
tories of  a  number  of  his  descendants.  The  preface  contains  an  intimation  that  "  should 
the  members  of  the  family  feci  inclined  to  concentrate  their  efforts,  a  more  extended 
and  valuable  genealogy  and  history  might  be  produced."  If  they  knew  how  creditably 
they  already "ajjpear  in  this  little  work  (which  is  confined  chiefly  to  a  few  of  the 
branches  of  Caleb,  Joshua  and  Nathaniel);  the  Seavers,  it  would  seem,  might  well 
avail  themselves  of  the  services  of  so  excellent  a  genealogist  as  Mr.  Trask,  to  secure 
such  a  "  more  extended  genealogy"  of  their  name. 

H.  R.  s. 

Ancestrt/  and  Arms  of  Grisivold,  is  the  heading  of  a  delicately  printed  sheet,  from  the 
press  of  barry  M.  Gardner,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  giving  tlie  outline  of  the  Gi'iswold 
family,  of  Malvern  Hall,  County  Warwick,  England,  as  related  in  Burke,  Banks  and 
Jiohson  ;  togetlier  with  a  brief  outline  of  the  American  branches  therefrom  descended. 
Tiie  author,'"Mr.  Stephen  M.  Griswold,  of  Brooklyn,  L.  I.,  says.  "  the  work  of  preparing 
the  foregoing  record  has  been  somewhat  arduous  and  expensive,  but  nut  without  its 
pleasure."  The  latter  part  of  the  sentence  we  can  appreciate,  better  than  the  first — as 
the  record  which  this  sheet  gives,  is  but  the  merest  figment  of  th.at  already  given  in 
several  published  works— adding  nothing  to  what  they  already  contain — and  not  even 
connecting  with,  or  tracing  down  to  (as  lar  as  we  can  see),  the  present  generation,  or  ihe 
compiler  himself.  He  offers  it  as  "  a  clear  and  concise  arrangement"  of  the  family^an 
opinion  from  which  any  one  who  sees  it  will  promptly  dissent.  The  Griswold  arms, 
emblazoned  at  the  top  of  the  sheet,  is  a  very  fine  specimen  of  color  printing — and  the 
whole  thing,  though  faulty  as  a  genealogy,  gives  evidence  of  a  love  of  fnmihi  on  the 
part  of  Mr.  G.,  which  induces  us  to  express  a  wish  that  he  will  set  himself  seriously  to 
work  to  prepare  a  genealogy  which  shall  be  worthy  of  one  of  the  noblest  families  which 
ever  peopled  the  colony  "of  Connecticut — a  family  which  affords  an  enviable  field  of 
research,  and  which,  as  he  well  knows,  need  not  to  go  back  to  Knglish  soil  for  bright 
exemplars  of  its  excellence.  With  no  personal  knowledge  of  its  author,  but  with  a 
lively  interest  in  his  subject,  we  have  ventured  to  speak  our  minds  plainly  concerning 
his  work;  which,  otherwise,  as  being  a  private  publication,  might  perhaps  be  con- 
sidered as  exempt  from  criticism. 

II.  R.  s. 

History  of  the  Indian  Tribes  of  Hudson's  River;  their  OriCxIN,  Manners  and 
Customs,  Tribal  and  Sub-triisal  Organizations,  Wars,  Treaties,  etc.,  etc.  By  E. 
M.   Ruttenber.     Albany.     J.  Munsell.,  1872.     8vo.,  pp.  415. 

The  industrious  author  of  the  "  History  of  Newbui-gh,"  and  other  works  connected 
Avith  localities  on  the  Hudson  River,  has  found  another  and  com]iaratively  new  field  of 
labor,  and  modestly  submits  this  book  "  to  the  judgment  of  the  public,  with  a  desire  that 
the  author  may  be  iost  in  the  theme  which  he  has  presented."  Not  only,  he  says,  "had 
the  history  of  the  Indians  who  occupied  the  Valley  of  Hudson's  River,  never  been 
written,  but  the  incidental  references  to  them,  in  the  histories  of  nations  more  promi- 
nent at  a  later  period,  treating  them  as  mere  fragmentary  bands,  without  organization 
or  political  position  among  the  aboriginal  nations,  being  regarded  as  erroneous,  the  in- 
quiry involved  the  rejection,  to  a  very  great  extenf,  of  the  conclusions  of  others,  and 
the  investigation  and  aualyzation  of  original  sources  of  information."  The  result,  as 
embodied  in  the  voliune  before  us,  is  measurablj^  successful  and  certainly  very  interest- 
ing. The  narrative  is  vigorous  and  attractive,  his  annotations  numerous  and  satisfac- 
tory, and  his  avknowledg-iiient  of  the  use  made  of  others'  labors  is  scrupulously  exact. 
Tomany  a  family  fireside,  and  many  a  student  of  our  local  history,  these  pages  will 
bring  pleasure  and  desirable  knowledge.  The  "  get  up  "  of  the  volume  is  attractive,  al- 
though most  of  the  illustrations  as  e  old  friends,  and  some  of  them  appear  to  have  nearly 
outlived  their  usefulness.  h.  r.  s. 

For  further  Book  Notes  see  Third  and  Fourth  pages  of  cover. 


1872.] 


Announcements. 
ANNOUNCEMENTS. 


197 


Additions  and  Corrections  to  the  List  of  American  Genealogies  in  Preparation 
IN  July  jSTo.  of  "  Record." 


Cheshire, 
England. 


ORIGIN.  ADDRESS    OF    COMPILER. 

Providence,  R.  I.  Henry  B.  Athcrton,  Esq.,  Nashua, 

-     N.  H. 
Gen.  Plumphrey,  of  Dor-") 

Chester,  Mass.  (1635),  and  !    Henry     B.     Atlierton,     Esq., 
his  brother  or  son,  James,  j       Nashua,  N.  H. 
of  Lancaster,  Mass.,  1(553.  J 
R.  I.;  N.  C;  Georgia;  Va.;    W.  P.  Garrison,  P.  O.  Box,  6732, 
New  York  City. 
Geo.  S.  Burton,  81  Franklin  st., 
Boston,  Mass. 

Dale,  Boston,  Mass. 

Abner    Dickinson,   Glastonbury, 

Conn. 
G.   Brown  Goode,  A.   B.,   "\Ves- 
leyan  Univ.,  Middletown,  Conn. 
Geo!^  A.    Gordon,  30  Fourth   st., 

Lowell,  Mass. 
John  II.  Gould,  Topsfield,  Mass. 
Henry  B.  Atherton,  Esq., 

Nashua,  N.  H. 
Henry  B.  Atlierton,  Esq., 

Nashua,  N.  H. 
Daniel  Hough,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 
Dr.  Franklin  B.  Hough,  Lowville, 
N.  Y. 
Daniel  Hough,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 
Henry  B.  Atherton,  Esq., 

Nashua,  N.  H. 
S.  Whitney  Phcenix,  22  W.  23d 
St.  N.  Y.  City. 

Dale,  Boston,  Mass. 

\  Dr.    J.    Stockton    Hough,    203 
]       20i'3  Walnut  st.,  Phila.,  Pa. 
Henry  B.  Atherton,  Esq., 

Nashua,  N.  IL 
Ed.  C.  Marshall,  New  York  City. 
S.   Whitney  Phoenix,   22  W.   2od 
St.,  N.  Y.  City. 

The  Buckingham  Genealogy,  by  Rev.  F.  W.  Chapman,  of  Rocky  Hill,  Conn.,  is  now 
ready  for  delivery. 

Collective   Works. 
GoRHAM,  Me. — A  series  of  articles  upon  the  early  settlers  of  this  town  is  appearing  in 
the  Portland  Tramcript.     Hamblen,  Gorham,  and  other  families  are  mentioned. 

We  also  take  the  liberty  of  jirinting  the  following  extracts  from  a  letter  received  from 
R.  A.  Brock,  of  Richmond,  A^a.,  whose  initials  were  erroneously  given  in  the  July 
number  of  the  Record,  as  R.  C. : 

"  I  have  quite  a  mass  of  genealogical  matter  which  I  have  been  some  years  in  gathering, 
but  much  of  it  is  of  an  unsatisfactory  character.  Though  representatives  of  our  old  and 
prominent  families  of  this  State  have  felt  sufficient  pride  in  ancestry  in  many  instances 
to  attempt  what  they  considered  genealogies,  yet  their  labors  have  almost  invariably 
appeared  in  the  form  of  "  family  trees,"  and  are  not  only  indefinite  as  to  name,  giving 
oftenest  but  a  single  Christian  name  (though  there  be  more  than  one),  and  that  a  famiUar 
abbreviation  or  "  nickname;"  but  they  are  also  almost  entirely  deficient  in  dates  ;  such 
can  afford  but  a  ground  work  to  the  genealogist. 

"  I  possess  information,  more  or  less  extended,  of  the  family  names  of  Randolph,  Boiling, 
Bland,  Murray,  Jefferson,  Stith,  Overton,  Carr,  Wimton,  Pleasants,  Maury,  Fo7itaine, 
Garland,  Dupuy,  Carson,  Rayland,  Nelson,  and  others. 


family. 
Arminyton, 


Atherton, 

Benson, 

Burton, 

Dale, 
Dickinson, 

Goode, 

Gordon, 

Gould, 
Haskell, 

Hoar, 
Hough, 

Huff, 

Ives, 

Puce  nix, 

Richardson, 

Stockton, 

Watkins, 

Ward, 
Whitney, 


(Columbia),  Pa. 
Lynn,  Mass.,  and  Wilton, 

N.  H. 
Massacliusetts, 
Conneciicut, 

Virginia,  1640, 

Exeter,  N.  H. 

Topsfield,  Mass., 
Massachusetts, 

Massachusetts, 

)  Buck's  Co.,  Penna. 
)  New  London,  Conn., 

Connecticut, 
Maine;  N.  J.;  N.  Y. 

Massachusetts, 
\  Long  Island,  then 
I      Princeton,  N.  J. 

Massachusetts, 

Connecticut, 
Norwalk,  Conn., 


198  Announcements.  [October, 

"  Though  I  am  woi'king  almost  alone,  and  I  have  but  one  friend  or  coadjutor  of  like 
tastes  here  (Mr.  Thomas  H.  Wynne,  whose  attention  is  claimed  by  everytliing  likely  to 
develop  the  history  of  our  loved  old  State),  and  consequently  have  but  little  of  the  aid 
or  facilities  enjoyed  by  the  accomplished  genealogists  of  your  own  city  and  of  Boston; 
yet  I  love  the  pursuit  so  well,  that  the  genealogy  of  my  own  State  at  least  shall  have  at 
my  hands  all  that  an  indefatigable  zeal  may  accomplish.  Whatever  I  may  be  so  fortu- 
nate as  to  complete  will  greatly  gratify  me,  and  though  I  may  fail  to  perform  all  that  I 
may  desire,  the  knowledge  that  my  fragments  may  aid  others,  will  console  me.     *     * 

"  Some  years  since  I  copied  the  epitaphs  entire  in  our  old  St.  John's  Episcopal  church- 
yard here,  and  have  since  made  copies  of  the  vestry  books,  commencing  with  the  year 
1730,  and  parish  registry.  (The  vestry  book  1730-73,  with  an  introduction  and  notes, 
is  no^  in  press.)  The  first,  excepting  a  hiatus,  1773-1789,  extends  to  the  present 
time.     The  registry  commences  with  this  century.     *     * 

"Though  the  families  of  my  own  State  claim  my  special  attention, yet  I  may  inciden- 
tally become  possessed  of  information  of  those  of  other  States  ;  whatever  I  might  have, 
it  would  give  me  great  pleasure  to  render  to  those  needing  it." 

Mrs.  DE  Salts  nee  Miss  Harriet  A.  Bainbridge,  Genealogist  and  Herald,  in  Lon- 
don, who  continues  her  professional  labors  under  her  maiden  name,  at  her  Literary 
Agency,  136  Gower  Street.  Euston  Square,  has  lately  discovered  the  birthplace  of 
John  Eliot,  the  apostle  to  the  Lidians,  his  mother's  baptism,  the  marriage  of  his  father, 
and  his  grandfather's  death.  He  comes  of  the  old  Essex  family  of  Kliots,  who  origi- 
nally, and  at  a  very  early  period,  settled  there  from  Devonshire.  Miss  B.  expects  to 
have  the  pedigree  quite  perfect  after  October. 

Miss  Bainbridge  is  doing  the  Fitch  pedigree  for  the  Fitches  of  England,  and  has 
many  notes  of  that  family ;  also  of  Grefienried,  Perkins,  Page,  Bolton,  Seymour,  War- 
ner, Waters  and  Webster. 


OBITUARY  NOTES. 

Hi'NT,  Charles  Havens. — The  announcement  of  the  death  of  this  gentleman  brought 
profound  sorrow  to  the  hearts  of  a  large  number  of  friends  and  acquaintances, 
and  calls  for  more  than  a  passing  notice,  ifle  was  born  on  the  4th  of  September,  1824, 
flt  Killawog,  N.  Y.,  and  was  the  eldest  of  six  children  of  Dr.  Samuel  M.  Hunt,  and  his 
wife  Maria  (dau.  of  Merodach)  Havens,  of  that  place.  His  father,  Dr.  Samuel,  was 
the  third  son  (b.  1798)  of  John  Hunt,  of  Marathon,  N.  Y.,  and  Lydia  (Mallory)  his 
wife  ;  and  this  John  Hunt  was  the  eldest  son  (b.  1765)  of  Dr.  Japheth  Hunt  of  Shef- 
field, who,  in  17oG,  with  others,  deeded  Indian  lands  there  ;  was  a  surgeon  in  the  Rev- 
olutionary Army ;  entered  the  valley  of  Tioughnioga,  with  his  family,  in  canoes,  in 
1794,  and  was  among  the  first  actual  settlers  of  Marathon.  He  studied  the  profession 
of  law,  and  commenced  its  practice  in  this  city  about  twenty-five  years  ago ;  his  su- 
perior learning,  industry  and  talents  soon  winning  for  him  an  increasing  and  enviable 
reputation,  as  well  as  the  esteem  and  admiration  of  the  leading  members  of  the  bar. 
On  the  5th  of  April,  1855,  he  married  Anna  De  Peyster  Livingston,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Livingston,  a  native  of  Long  Island.  Doctor  Daniel,  and  Charles  H.  Livingston, 
the  lawyei%  were  also  her  brothers.  From  about  1857  to  1861,  Mr.  Hunt  assisted 
Theodore  Sedgwick,  Jr.,  as  District  Attorney,  for  the  Southern  District  of  New  York, 
and  in  consequence  of  the  illness  and  subsequent  death  of  Mr.  S.,  much  of  the  labor  and 
responsibility  of  the  ofiice  devolved  upon  him,  and  was  always  attended  to  with  scrupu- 
lous painstaking  and  ability.  In  his  legal  course,  also,  he  was  associated  with  the  late 
Surro"-ate,  Alex.  W.  Bradford,  John  Van  Buren,  Esq.,  and  others  occupying  marked 
positions  in  the  legal  profession. 

Notwithstanding  the  pressure  of  professional  duties,  he  found  time  for  literary  pur- 
suits, ])ro]>nring,  at  the  request  of  the  publishers,  several  articles  for  Appldons  American 
E„riirl,,j„ii;(i.  He  was  also  the  author  of  a  biography  of  Edward  Livingston,  which 
apjii'and  in  1864,  and  met  with  the  approbation  of  the  literary  public,  both  at  home 
and  abroad.  It  is  justly  estimated  as  a  model  American  biography,  and  as  its  author, 
Mr.  Hunt,  is  best  known  to  the  world.  He  had  also  made  considerable  progress  toward 
preparing  a  biography  of  Martin  A'an  Buren,  whose  papers  had,  for  that  purpose, 
been  placed  in  his  hands.  Initial  chapters  of  this  work  he  read,  by  request,  before 
this  Society  in  November  last,  and  they  gave  promise  of  a  most  valuable  and  fruitful  con- 
tribution to  the  personal  and  political  history  of  New  York  State.  But  the  intervals 
of  leisure  from  his  arduous  professional  duties  had,  however,  been  for  several  years  too 
umch  broken  in  upon  by  his  failing  health  to  hope  for  an  early  completion  of  the 


1872.]  Obit  nary  Xoics.  199 

iindertakino-.  His  lecture  on  tlio  Amen/ tics  of  the  Buy,  delivered  before  the  Law  School 
of  the  New  York  University,  in  the  fall  of  1871,  was  highly  commended  by  those  who 
heard  it,  as  a  most  graceful  and  entertaining  production. 

As  an  officer  of  tlie  Association  of  the  Bar  of  tliis  City,  Mr.  Hunt's  advice  and  labors 
in  procuring  evidence  of  the  corruption  of  the  Judges  were  effective  and  important.  As 
a  member  of  the  Association's  Librarj'  Committee,  his  rare  scholarship  and  good  judg- 
ment did  them  good  service  in  their  purchases  ;  and  his  virtues  were  happily  com- 
memorated in  a  speech  by  his  friend  Osborn  E.  Bright,  at  a  meeting  of  that  body,  on 
the  evening  of  the  24th  September.  He  was  also  an  honored  member  of  the  "  Century 
Club." 

The  estimation  in  which  he  was  held  by  all  who  came  (even  ever  so  slightly)  within 
the  range  of  his  influence  and  accpiaintance,  is  happily  expressed  by  the  following  ex- 
tract from  a  note  written  by  a  gentleman  of  this  city,  and  of  his  own   profession : 

"  I  know  that  in  the  profession  he  was  esteemed  a  sound  judicious,  counsellor,  a  man 
of  high  tone  and  stainless  integrity,  and  that  his  name  was  spoken  of  in  connection 
with  "judicial  appointments,  with  more  of  desire  than  of  hope  on  the  part  of  those 
who  had  the  honor  of  the  profession  at  heart.  In  his  studies  upon  literary  subjects, 
he  was  most  thorough  and  painstaking,  and  too  modestly  diffident,  I  often  thought,  to 
undertake  many  things  which  he  would  have  performed  admirably.  I  know  no  one 
on  whose  judgment  1  should  have  relied  more  full\'  in  any  strait  requiring  either  pro- 
fessional advice  or  counsel  as  to  conduct.  But  for  his  constant  ill  healtli,  his  many 
high  qualities  of  mind  and  cliaracter  must  have  made  him  as  conspicuously  honored 
by  the  community  as  he  was  highly  esteemed  by  tlie  small  circle  of  his  intimates." 

Honored  and  admired  hy  a  large  circle  of  attached  friends,  his  life  was  all  too  short 
for  their  hopes. 

Exhaustion,  caused  by  the  heat  of  the  weather,  was  the  immediate  cause  of  his  death, 
which  took  place  at  Cornwall,  on  the  Hudson,  on  Sunday,  the  7th  July,  1872,  in  the 
forty- eigh til  year  of  his  age. 

Mr,  Hunt  leaves  a  widow  and  three  children,  viz.,  Livingston,  b.  May  2,  1856  ; 
Charles  Warren,  b.  May  19,  1858  ;  and  Cornelia  De  P.,  b.  March  23,  18G1.  " 

H.  E.  S. 

Lawrence,  Watson  Effingham,  died  at  Newtown,  L.  I.,  September  16,  1872.  He 
was  the  son  of  Effingham  and  Elizabeth  (Watson)  Lawrence,  and  lineally  descended 
from  William  Lawrence,  one  of  the  original  patentees  of  Flushing.  He  was  born  in 
the  City  of  New  York,  August  13th,  1788,  and  married  Januarj^  4th,  "1810,  Augusta 
Maria,  daughter  of  John  Nicoll,  Esq  ,  of  New  Haven  Conn.  In  1808,  he  succeeded  his 
father  and  his  uncle,  John  B.  Lawrence,  in  the  wholesale  di'ug  business,  at  No.  195  Pearl 
street,  next  door  below  the  corner  of  Maiden  Lane,  but  continued  that  business  only  about 
one  year,  when  he  removed  to  No.  250  Pearl  street,  and  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  jobbing 
business,  with  Epenetus  Piatt,  under  the  lirm  of  Lawrence  &  Piatt.  In  1815,  their  partner- 
ship was  dissolved,  and  Mr.  Lawrence,  in  the  following  year,  associated  himself  with 
Henrj'  Walworth,  in  the  dry  goods  importing  business,  under  the  lirm  of  W.  E.  Law- 
rence <fe  Co.,  Mr.  Walworth  residing  in  England,  and  representing  the  house  there. 
Their  partnership  terminated  in  1819,  when  Mr.  Lawrence  removed  to  Flushing,  where 
he  resided  for  several  years.  In  1825,  he  was  proposed  as  a  candidate  for  State  Sena- 
tor from  that  district,  but  he  declined  the  honor,  having  made  arrangements  to  return 
to  New  York  City,  to  which  place  he  shortly  afterwards  removed,  and  became  associ- 
ated with  his  friend  and  kinsman,  Mr.  Charles  Lawton,  then  a  distinguished  banker  and 
broker,  in  Wall  street;  but  the  financial  disasters  of  1827  terminated  this  connection. 
About  this  period  the  attention  of  Mr.  Lawrence  was  called  by  his  friend  Judge  Wright, 
the  engineer  who  had  been  employed  by  the  Delaware  and  Hudson  Canal  Company,  in 
the  survey  of  the  route  proposed  for  the  canal,  to  the  apparently  superior  quality  of 
the  beds  of  limestone,  near  Rosendale,  in  Ulster  County.  Acting  upon  the  hint,  Mr. 
Lawrence  made  experiments,  and  ascertained  the  valuable  character  of  this  stone,  for 
the  manufacture  of  hj-draulic  cement,  and  at  once  engaged  all  liis  time  and  means  in 
such  manufacture,  and  through  his  personal  friends  who  were  at  the  time  employed  as 
eno-ineers  in  the  construction  of  many  of  the  Government  Works  and  Fortifications, 
succeeded  in  obtaining  valuable  contracts,  and  in  introducing  his  "  Rosendale  Hydrau- 
lic Cement,"  into  general  use.  He  became  the  founder  and  proprietor  of  Lawrenceville. 
in  Ulster  County.  Up  to  the  very  time  of  the  commencement  of  the  sudden  and  brief 
illness  which  preceded  his  death,  'he  was  actively  and  vigorously  engaged  in  the  con- 
struction of  improvements  intended  to  develop  more  Isygely  his  manufacturing  opera- 
tions at  this  place. 


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200  Obitnary  Notes.  [October,  1872. 

Jlr.  La-(\Tcnce,  had  for  many  years  before  his  death,  taken  great  interest  in  genealog- 
ical and  antiquarian  researches,  relative  to  the  Lawrence  family,  its  various  branches 
and  connections.  His  laudable  jiride  of  ancestry  made  him  sensitive  under  the 
strictures  and  criticisms  upon  the  Lawrence  I'edigree,  published  in  the  January  num- 
ber of  the  "  Rkcord."  His  pungent  and  forcible  rei)ly  to  that  article,  evincing  his  ex- 
tensive reading  and  his  great  familiarity  with  the  subject  as  published  in  the  July  num- 
ber (p.  121,  &c..),  will  not  have  been  overlooked  or  forgotten  by  the  readers  of  the 
Record.  He  was  a  devout  christian,  and  a  prominent,  active  and  useful  member  of  the 
Pir>testiint  Episcopal  Church,  the  offices  of  Vestryman,  Warden  and  Treasurer  in 
which  he  had  repeatedly  held.  Ever  cheerful,  sociable  and  amiable,  his  presence  and 
conversation  were  a  pleasure  and  delight  to  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  His 
death  creates  a  vacancy  in  the  ranks  of  our  "  old  merchants  "  which  will  be  sadly  lamented 
by  the  few  survivors  of  those  gentlemen  of  the  old  school.  He  v.as  the  father  of  eleven 
children,  six  of  whom  survive  him. 

"Ward,  Henry  Hall — This  leading  member  of  one  of  the  best  known  and  most 
hi"hly  esteemed  families  of  New  York,  died  at  Saratoga  Springs,  on  2lth  of  August. 
alt"er  a  short  but  painful  illness.  Mr.  AVard  was  a  grandson  of  Colonel  Ward,  of 
Rhode  Island,  whom  he  represented  in  the  venerable  Revolutionary  Order  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati, of  which  society  he  has  been  for  some  years  past  the  Treasurer.  He  was  the 
son  of  Henry  Ward  and  Eliza  Hall,  a  cousin  of  Mrs.  Julia  Ward  Howe,  of  Boston,  and 
of  Mr  Samuel  Ward,  of  Gen.  Wm.  G.  Ward,  Charles  Henry  Ward  and  Col.  John  Ward, 
and  a  nephew  of  the  late  J.  Prescott  Hall.  Born  in  the  city  of  New  York,  in  1820. 
Mr.  Henry  Ward  took  his  degree  in  1888,  at  Columbia  College,  and  shortly  afterwards 
entered  on  the  study  of  the  law  with  his  uncle,  Mr.  J.  Prescott  Hall.  He  formed  a 
partnership  with  ilr.'G.  Wolcott  Gibbes,  the  author  of  the  interesting  and  valuable 
life  of  Oliver  Wolcott,  and  for  some  years  devoted  himself  to  his  professinn.  But  a 
forensic  life  ill  agreed  with  his  innate  abhorrence  of  publicity  and  of  conflict,  and  he 
o-ladly  availed  Inmself  of  ihe  opportunity  which  came  to  him  in  1848  of  establishing 
himself  in  the  hereditary  calling  of  his  family  as  a  member  of  (Wm.  G.,  Chas.  H.,  and 
Henry  H.)  the  banking  firm  of  Ward  &  Co..  at  54  Wall  street,  of  which  he  was  the 
senior  partner  at  the  lime  of  his  death.  For  more  than  twenty  years  he  there  pursued 
the  even  tenor  of  his  financial  way,  respected  and  esteemed  by  all  with  whom  he  was 
associated.  For  many  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  Stock  Exchange.  The  Board  of 
Brokers,  in  whose  splendid  hall  the  portrait  of  his  uncle,  Mr.  John  Ward,  occupies  a 
conspicuous  place,  will  doubtless  pay  due  lionor  to  his  memory.  He  was  also  a  Direc- 
tor in  the  National  Fire  Insurance  Company,  of  this  city,  for  upwards  of  twenty-five 
years.  But  it  is  in  the  social  life  of  New  York,  that  the  presence  of  this  natural  gen- 
tleman, this  kindly  and  courteous  and  considerate  man  of  the  world,  will  most  be 
missed.'  He  was  a  gentleman  of  liberal  culiure  and  refined  taste,  and  shared  his 
mother's  love  of  the  fine  arts,  their  late  residence  being  filled  with  a  choice  collection  of 
paintinos,  books,  and  articles  of  verln.  For  seventeen  years  Mr.  Ward  presided  over  the 
New  York  Club,  we  believe  it  may  be  truly  said,  without  making  an  enemy  or  losing 
a  friend.  He  had  a  passionate  aud  highly  cultivated  love  of  music,  and  it  seemed  that 
the  iars'and  discords  of  ordinary  lite  were  as  odious  to  him  as  dissonances  in  his 
favo'rile  art.  The  passing  away  of  such  a  member  fi'om  our  Metropolitan  society  is  in 
its  way  a  calamity.  Any  one  of  fifty  lucky  speculations  may  give  us  in  twenty-four 
hours  a  new  millionaire.  But  a  true  gentlem"an,  whose  influence  is  useful  in  exact  pro- 
portion to  its  unobtrusiveness,  is  like 'a  tree,  the  work  of  native  juices  and  of  slow  ma- 
turino-  time.  Although  dying  at  the  comparatively  early  age  of  fifty-two,  Mr.  Ward 
has  left  lew  survivors  of  whom  it  will  be  said  that  their  lives  were  equally  fortunate. 

MJBJiJEI). 

BILL— EARLE.— In  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  on  June  12,  18*72,  by  Rev.  Dr.  John  F.  Bigelow 
and  Rev,  Dr.  Ingraham  E.  Bill,  of  St.  John,  New  Brunswick,  Ledyard  Bill  to  Miss 
SorniE  R.  E^rle. 

Mr.  bill  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  early  trustees  of  tins  society,  and  its  members 
sincerely  tender  their  congratulatioi.s  upon  his  marriage.— [Ed.] 

DE  SALIS—BAINBRIDGE.— Married  in  London,  11th  April,  18*72,  at  St.  George's 
Church  Hanover  Square,  Mr.  William  John  de  Salis,  of  the  War  Oftice,  a  descendant 
of  the  cadet  branch  of  the  ancient  house  of  the  Count  de  Salis,  of  the  Island  of 
Rhodes  naturalized  in  Enghuul,,  to  Miss  Harriet  Ann  Bainbridge,  daughter  of  the 
late  Henry  Bainbrid!:e,  Esq.,  of  the  ancient  house  of  Bainbridge  of  Westmoreland, 
settled  there  belore  the  Conquest. 


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Notes  on  the  Lawrenoe  PeihcxRee— By  W  II  'widimorp   F,n V- 

The  Bartow  PEDmREE-Bv  ^.  P  J5       i    'y ■  ^i-   ^v /atmoi e,  Jisq 20 

—Contributed  by  Rev.  Charles  W.  Bnird  garrison,  i^.  Y 

New  loRK  Marriages,  PROM  THE  Friends' RFrnRT.«   m;.' Pittt  .r.^,       '       A       '        ^^ 
nicated  by  TF.m„i  ,W;i  iV'i.  ifi    "^"^  Records   op  PniLADELPuiA-Commu- 

Notes  AND  QuERiEslMatthias  Aspden;  Edmund  Burke  •  Sir  Francis  Drake  • 
Old  Fort  Sduiyler  (Utica);  the  New  London  Histor  cal  Socieu'    ?homas 
the  Strong  Genealoo^y  ;  Rev.  Timothy  Symmes  ^  ' 

Announcements  op  Genealogies,  Biographies,  and  Loc\l  Histories        ' 

New  Members  ELECTED-See  cover,  pao-e  3  J-ocal  niSTORiEs 

Donations  Recently  Received— See  cover  pao-e  3 

Members  op  the  SociETY-Honorary,  Life,  Cor^esponding-See  cover,  page  4. 

The  object  of  this  Society  is^^^^^^aud  preservT^;;;;^;;;;;;;;;;;;;^  f,r  as  practicable)  Genealogical 
mograph.caI  and  flistoricU  matter,  relating  for  thojmost  par,,  though  not  exclusively,  to  the  State  of  Ne« 

A  Library  has  been  commenced,  already  containing  many  works  of  great  value  to  'the  genealogical  stu- 
dei.f ;  which,  by  donation,  exchange,  and  otherwise,  is  rapidly  increasing. 

The  stated  meetings  of  the  Society  are  held  on  the  second  and  fonrthlturday  of  each  month  (excepting 
Jnly,  August  and  September),  at  half-past  seven  o'clock  p.  m.,  at  the  Mott  M.mouiai.  Ha..,  64  Madison 
Avenue,  New  York.  At  the  meeting  on  the  .econd  Saturday,  papers  will  be  read  or  addresses  delivered 
The  meeting  on  the  fourth  Saturday  will  be  of  a  business  and  conversationaUcharacter.  These  meetings  are 
open  to  the  public.  a    "*  = 

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be  approved  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  voted  in  at  a  regular  meeting.  The  Initiation  fee  is  Five  dollaiV 
and  lieszdent  Membership  requires  the  paymenr,annually,  of  Five  dollars.  The  Life  Membership  fee  (in 
lieu  of  all  annual  asses.^ments)  is  Fifty  dollars.  The  Clerks  of  the  several  Counties  and  Towns  of  the  State 
are  members  of  this  Society  ex-officio. 


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ELECTED.  SINCE    THE    LAST    ISSUE    OF    THE    "RECORD. 
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MALLORY,  GEORGE  R.    -    -    -  New  York  City. 

SCUDDER,  IIEXRY  J.  -      -    -    -  New  York  City. 

SWAN,  REV.  BEN.J.  L.  -    -    -    -  Oyster  Bay.  L.  I. 

SWAN,  oris  D.     .-.--.  Now   York    City. 

SMITH,  EDMUND  TIIOS.  -     -     -  St.  James,    L.  I. 


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Albany,  New  York. 

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Hartford.  1871.  ^ 

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l)amplilets. 
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Pealiody  ;  Streeter's  Account  of  Salem  Newspapers,  176S  to  185() ;  and  other  pamphlets. 
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From  S.  Hastings  Grant,  N.  Y.  CJ/y.— Henry  Warde.  a  Pedigree. 
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Eastliampton.  L.  I.,  16mo.  1721-1735:  and  one  newspaper. 
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Tlie  Memoir  and  Journals  of  Rev.  Paul  Coffin.  D.D.,  by  ryrus  Woodward,  Svo,  ia55. 
From  Samuel  S.  Purple,  M.D.,  N.  Y.  6'i/y.— Letters  of  Dr.  Richard  Hill    and   his  Children.  Svo.  Phil.  1854. 

Memoir  of  Sir  John  Leveritt.  Hon.  John  Leveritt.  &c.,  Svo,  Boston,  1856.     Memoir  of  Rev.  Wm.  Robin- 
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D.D.  12mo.  New  Y'ork,  1866.    History  of  Thomaston.  Rockland,  and  So.  Thomaston,  Me.,  ty  Cyrus  Eaton. 

2  vols..  lr2mo.     Hallowell. 
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.^l.  Strong,  Svo 
From  Thomas  Stewardson.  Jr..  Germantown.  Pa.— Succession  List  of  Matthias  Aspden's  Heirs  and  Kindred  ; 

also  a  Facsimile  of  the  Will  of  Matthias  Aspden.Dec.  6,  1791. 
From  Henry  B.  Stiles.  3[.D.,  New  York  City  —Vindication  of  Vol.  1,  of  the  Vt.  Hist.  Soc.  Collns.,  by  Hiland 

Hall.  Genealogy  of  part  of  the  Ripley  Family.   7th  Report  of  the  Prospect  Park  Commissioners.  "Prime'.s 

History  of  Long  Island,  12mo,  N.  Y..  1845. 
From  S.   Edward' Stiles,  31. D.,  Brooklyn,  N.  F.— 14  Volumes  of  the  Brooklyn  Directory,  1849-65 ;  and  3 

]).^mphlels. 
From  ir.  //.  Coventry  Waddell,  Ne^v  York  City.— The  Genealogical  Registry,  Forms,  etc. 
From  Hon.  A.  Wakeman.  New  York  City. — Debates  in  the  Convention  on  the  Adoi)tiou  of  the  New  York 

State  Constitution  of  1846,  Svo. 
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From  Alerander  Winchell,  LL.    D.,  Ann  Arbor,  J/icA.— Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Winchell,  in  America, 

Svo,  1869. 

NOTE. 

The  Publication  Committee  invite  the  contribittion  of  family  genealogies,  but  will 
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han,  M.  I).,  --------..     57 

Booge,  OR  BoGUE  Genealogy;  with  Notes  by  Z>.   Williams  Patterson,  -  -  -  62 

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Holton,  M.  B.,      -------...  72 

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Cole,  ------.....         85 

New  York  Marriage  Licenses— Contributed  by  E.  B.  O'Callaghan,  M.  D.,         -  -  91 

Original  French  War  Letter,  with  Notes,      -  -  -  -  -  -  -     1)4 

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ton,  N.  Y.;  Winchell  Family  Genealogy;  Sanford's  History  of  Berkley,  Mass.;  Strong 
Family  Genealogy,  by  Prof.  B.  W.  Dwiglit;  The  "New  England  Historical  and  Genea- 
logical Register"  for  January,  18'72.  ......  9y 

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Jones;  Lawrence;  Lupardus  ;  Temple;  Vandyck,  Van  Dyke,  or  Vandikc ;  Van  Schel- 
hiyne        ..-....-..-         loi 

Announckmknts  ok  Genealogies,  Etc.  .....  .     lOo 

Obituary— Hon.  William  Kelly,  Hon.  Lilly  Eaton  ....  104 

Donations  Recently  Received,  see  cover,  page  3. 

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Catalogues,  and  Yale  College  Obituary  Record,  187(;-71. 
From  Messrs.  Chase  &  Town,  Philadelphia.— Tha  American  Historical  Record,  vol.  1,  Noa.  1  tx)  3, 

(Jan.,  Feb.,  and  March,  1872),  4to. 
From  Robert  Clarke,  Cincinnati,  0.— Ohio  Valley  Histo.ical  Miscellanies,  1871 ;  McBride's  Pioneer 
Biography,  Vol.  2;  Fourth  Reunion  of  the  Society  of  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland; 
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WHEATLAND,  HENRY,  M.  D Salem,  Ma.'-.'f. 

WHEb.LER.  RICHARD  A Stoniiigton,  Conn. 

WHITEHEAD,  WM.  A Newark,  N.  J. 

WHITMORE,  WILLIAM  11 Boston,  Mass. 

WHI  I'l'AKER,  Rev.  EPHER Southoid,  N.  Y. 

WILLIAMS,  O.  S Clinton,  N.  V. 

WINFIELD,  CHARLES  H Greenville,  N.  J. 

WOODWARD,  ASHBEL,  M.  D Franklin,  Conn. 


OFFICEI^S    OF    THE    SOCIETY 
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Corrcspoiidhic/  Sccrdary,  Charles  P..  Moore. 


Raordinr/  Secretary,  Elliot  Sandeord. 
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Ecgistrar  of  Pedigrees,  S.  Edward  Stiles. 


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— By  Prof.  Benjamin  W.  Dudc/ht  (witli  Portrait)  -  -  -  .  .       105 

Slossox  Genealogy;  Part  1 — By  D.Williams  Patterson  -  -  -  loT 

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Notes  ON  Books. — The  Corwhi  Genealogy;   Genealogy  of  the  Maiile  Family  ;   Records  of 
Narraganset  Township,  No.  1 ;   Journal  of  a  War  Cruise,  by  Solomon  Drowns,  M.D. : 
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Notes  and  Queries. — A  Remarkable  Gathering;   Almanacs;  Bockee;   Cromwell;  Genea- 
logical Notes  of  New  York  Families  in  Pennsylvania  ;  Jones  ;  Lincoln ;   Longfellow ; 
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Col.  H  B.;  Seward,  E.  P.;  Sturgis,  R. ;    Stuyvcsant,  Mrs.  A.  V.  PL;   Trimble,  G.  T. , 
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(Genealogical,  Biographical  and  Historical  matter  relating,  for  the  most  part,  though  not  exclu- 
sively, to  the  State  of  New  Yoi-k. 

A  library  has  been  commenced,  already  containing  many  works  of  great  value  to  the  genea- 
liigical    student;   which,  by  donation,  exchange  and  otherwise,  is  rapidly  increasing. 

The  stated  meetings  of  the  Soci(;tyare  held  on  tlie  second  and  fourth  Saturdays  of  each  month, 
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read  or  addresses  delivered.  The  meeting  on  the  fourth  Saturday  will  be  of  a  business  and  con- 
\ersational  character.     These  meetings  are  open  to  the  public. 

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The  Life  Membership  fee  (in  lieu  of  all  annual  assessments)  is  Fifty  dollars.  The  Clerks  of  the 
several  Counties  and  Towns  of  the  States  are  members  of  this  Society  ex  offirio. 


The  "  Record  "  will  he  found  on  sale  at  the  AloU  Memorial  Hall: — 
Volume  One,  ivith  Index,  Price  One  Dollar  ;  Volume  Two,  with  Index,  Pricr 
Tivo  Dollars;   Volume  Three,  Nos.  One,  Two  and  Three,  Fifty  Cents  each. 

Also,  at  G.  P.  Putnam  &  Son's: — Association  Hall,  Corner  of  Uh  Avenue 
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h 


DOIS^^TIONS    TO    THE    SOCIETY 

SINCE    THE   LAST  ISSUE. 

From  Charles  EJmanl  Aiithon,  Xtw  Yorl-  (7///.— Xarrativo  of  the  Settlonu'ut  c.l'Georo-u  Cliristian 

Anthon  in  Amerii-a. 
From  Matthew  D.  Baqg,  Xeir  York  C'ltii. — Camden's  Remains  eoiiferning  Tji-itain;   Tlie.Kegister  of 
Xew  Netherlands,  1  620-1  674,  by  O'CaHauh.in  ;  Massachusetts  Civil  List,  KJSO-l'ZVi,  by  Whit- 
more  ;    Washington's  Private  Diaries,  edited  by  Lossing- ;    Letters   about  tjie  Hudson  River ; 
The  New  YorlTstate  Tourist,  1842;  Catalogue  of  Kamilton  College,  18*71-2. 
From.  J.  M.  Bancroft,  New  York  City. — Pratt's  History  of  Eastham,  VVellfleet  and  Orleans,  Barn- 
stable Co.,  Mass  .with  Tnde.v  by  J.  jM.  Baneroft ;   Memoirs  of  Rev.    I']lias  Coriielius,  by  B.  B. 
Edwards. 
From  tlu-  Eev.  Bevcrlei/  /?.  Ij''tt.-<,  Xew  York  Viti/. — Funeral   Sermon  on  Rev.  Wm.  Luptoii  .(olinson 

D.D..  by  Rev.  Sam'l  J.  Corneille  ;  Heraldic  Catalogue  (in  French),  2  nos. 
Froin  Ledi/ard  BUI,  Sprimjjidd,  Mass. — Act  of  Incorporation   and   By-Laws   of  the  New  London 
County  (Conn.)  Historical  Society ;  Report  of  the  Celebration  of  the  1 5(»tli  Anniversary  of  the 
Congregational  Church  in  Franklin,  Conn. 
From  William  G.  Brooks,  Boston. — Necrology  of  Alumni  of  Harvard  College,  1851-63;   Memorial 
of  Daniel  Webster;    Memorial  of  Judge  Samuel  Phillips,  l)y  Rev.  John  L.  Taylor;   Tributes 
of  Massachusetts  Historical  Society  to  the  Memory  of  Hon.  David  Sears  and  George  Ticknor; 
Cotton   Mather,  Life  of  (tov.  Thoiiias  Dudley:    Semi-Centennial  of  the  English  High  School, 
Boston;   Letter  of  John  Quiucy  Adams  to  Hon.  H.  G.  Otis;   Account  of  Railroad  Opening 
between  Boston  and  Canada. 
From  George  L.  Catlin,  New  York  Citi/.—Decem\h\\  Record  of  tlie  Class  of  ISC.o,  Yale  College. 
From  Afes.'irs.  Chase  cO  Town,  Philadelphia. — The  American  Historical  Record  for  April,  May  and 

June,  1872. 
From  Unfns  \V.  Clark,  B.D.,  Albaui/,  X.  T.— Discourse  on  Howard  D.  Townsend.  M.D.,  and  tour 

other  {)amphlets. 
From  Robert  Clarke.  Cincinnati,  0.— Societv  of  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  Fiftli  Reunion. 
From  Hon.  John  Clement,  Haddonfield,  N.  ./.—Lineage   of  the   Lloyd  and  Carpenter  Families,  by 
Chas.  P.  Smith  ;   Genealogy  'of  the  three  Daughters  of  Samuel  and  Rosanna  Collins  in  both 
lines,  bv  John  ( 'lement;    Report  in  relation  to  the  claims  of  the  Heirs  at  Law  of  Samuel 
Collins,"' (fcc,  by  John  Clement;  Constitution,  cfec.,of  the  Surveyors'  Association  of  West  New 
Jersey;   16  Nos.  of  the  West  Jersen  Press. 
From  Hon.  H.  R.   Clam,  Washington,  I).  C— Report    of   the    CommissicMier    on    Indian    Affairs 

for  1871. 
From  Rev.  Henry  N.  Cobb,  Washington,  N.  5'.— Manual  of  the  :Milbrook  Church. 
From  the  Comniissioner  e>f  Agriculture,  Washington,  I).  C— Report  of  the  Commissioner  on  Cattle 

Diseases. 
From  Rev.  Tan/ore  Cor  win,  Millstone,  X.  ./".—The  Corwin  Genealogy. 
From  Ellsworth  Eliot,  M.D.,  New  York  CV///.— Transactions  of  the  3Iedical  Society  of  the  State  of 

New  York,  for  1870. 
From  the  Essex.  Inatitate,  Salem,  Mass. — Bulletin  of  the  Essex  Institute  for  No\'ember  and  DeC'-ui- 

bcr,  1871,  Januarv  and  Februarv,  1872  ;    with  title  and  index  of  vol.  3. 
From  Wm.  F.  Holconibe,  M.  D,  New  York  CV/"//.— Family  Records  and  Recollections  of  Melania 
(Boughton)  Smith;  Biographical  Sketch  of  Hon.  E.'Delafield  Smith  ;  and  5  other  pamphlets. 
From  Joseph  Jackson  Howard,  Kent,  Englajid.—Fpdigree  of  the  Family  of  Ashburner  ;  IMiscellanea 

Gen.  et  Heraldica,  Nos.  18  and  19. 
From  L.  P.  Hubbard,  Xew  Yor/i   Ci7w— Proceedings   at  the    (list,  62d,   63d,  64th,  65tli  and  66th 

Anniversary  Celebrations  of  the  New  Englaiid  Society,  in  the  City  of  New  York. 
From  J.  J.  Latting,  Xew  York  City. — Address  of  Rev.  Dr.  Vennilye  at  the  opening  of  the  Roose- 
velt Hosi^ital. 
From  Leslie  Alexan^r  Lee,  Canton,  A^.  3'.— Catalogues  of  the  St.  Lawrence  University. 
From  S'lvanns  J.  Macy,  Xew  York  Citg.— The  Petdj  Genealogy;  History  of  Stamford,  Conn.,  by  E. 
B.  Huntington;  Stamford  Soldiers' Memorial ;  Report  of  the  Commissioner  of  Agriculture,  for 
1870 ;  Twenty  copies  of  the  Macy  (Genealogy,  for  exchange,  4to  (in  sheets). 
From  the  Minne.sota  Historical  Socie'y,  St.  Pa«V.— Annual  Report  of  the  Society,  for  1871. 
From  the  Xew  England  Historic- Genealogical  Soeietg,  Boston. — The  New  England   Historic  and 

Genealogical  Register  for  April,  1872. 
From  E.  B.  0" Callaghan,  M.D..  Xew  York   Citg.—Laws    and    Ordin mces    of   New  Netherlands, 
1638-1674. 
;  From  D.  Williams  Patterson,  Xeirark   Valley,  X.  T.  (through  "  The  Record  Club").— The  Foote 
I  Family,  by  Nathaniel  Goodwin. 

,  From  S.  S.   Purple,  M.D.,  Xew  York  C/f"// —Dictionary  of  American  Biography,  by  Francis   S. 
\  Drake. 

1  From  Stephen  Raivlall,  Providence,  R.  /.—Roger  Williams,  the   Prophetic   Legislator,  by  Thomas 
',  T.  Stone. 

From  Mes.srs.  J.  Stbin  d-  So7i,  Xew  York  City. — The  American  Bibliopolist  for  April,  1872. 
\  From  Mrs.  Elizabeth  P.  Sanelford,  Xew  York  City.—^^ighi  College  Catalogues. 
\  From  Elliot  Sanelford,  Xew  York  a'(v.— Annual  Report  of  the  N.  Y.  State  Commissioners  of  Emi- 
gration, for  1870. 
From  S.  Edward  Stiles,  M.  D.,  Brooklyn,  X.  }'.— Directory  to  Greenwood  Cemetery,  1852. 
From  Cyrus  Woodman,  Cambridge,  Mass. — Record  of  the  Proprietors  of  Narraganset  Township. 
No."  1,  now  the  Town  of  Buxton,  Maine,  from  Aug.  1,  17K3  to  Jan.  4,  1811. 


"THE  NEW  YORK  GENEALOGICAL  &  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD." 


This  periodical — now  in  its  third  year — is  the  organ  of  the  New  York  Genealouual  and 
Biographical  Society,  and  is  published  quarterly  in  the  City  of  New  York.  It  is  devoted  to 
the  interests  of  American  Genealogy  and  Biography  in  general,  but  more  particulai-ly  as 
connected  with  the  State  of  New  York.  Its  object  is  to  gather,  and  to  preserve  in  an 
enduring  form,  the  scattered  records  of  the  early  settlers  and  residents  of  the  Colony  of  the 
New  Netherlands,  and  the  Province  and  State  of  New  York ;  to  perpetuate  their  honored 
names,  and  to  ti-ace  out  and  preserve  the  genealogies  and  pedigrees  of  their  families.  The 
[>ages  of  The  Record  are  devoted  to  the  following  subjects,  and  contributions  of  such  materials 
are  invited  : 

Biographies  of  Citizens  and  Residents  of  the  Province  and  State  of  New  York ;  Family 
Genealogies;  Copies  of  Ancient  Church,  Town,  and  State  Records,  and  Inscriptions  on 
Tombstones ;  Pedigrees  and  Ancient  Wills ;  Essays  on  Historical  Subjects  relating  to 
(xenealogy,  Biography  and  Heraldrj%  with  illustrations  of  Family  Arms,  Crests  and  Seals ; 
together  with  announcements  of  forthcoming  works  on  these  several  subjects ;  Notes  and 
Queries,  etc.,  etc.  A  complete  index  of  names  and  subjects  accompanies  each  volume.  The 
whole  will  form  a  valuable  collection,  in  a  convenient  form  for  consultation  and  reference. 

Terms  of  Subscription  for  the  year  187:^,  are  Two  Dollars,  and  subscriptions  are  solicited. 
Payments  should  be  sent  to  JOHN  J.  XiATTING,  Treasurer  of  "The  Record  Club," 
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Among  the   varied  contents  of    the   volumes  of  The  Record  for   187"  and    1S71,  we  may 
especially  call  attention  to  the  following: 

GENKALO(;iES.— Schuyler,  Swords,  Ten  Eyck,  Woodhull,  "Tangier"  Smith,  Latting, 
Rockwell,  Montgomer}^  Gelston,  Vail,  Scott,  I'Estrange;  also  contributions  towards 
the  history  of  the  following  ancient  Dutch  families  of  New  York  and  Albany,  viz.: 

Bancker,    Lespinard,  Oothout,   Rutgers,  Schuyler,  Schermerhorn,   Staats,  Teller, 
Van  Dam,  Van  der  Poel,  Van  Sehaick. 

BIOGRAPHIES. — Gillian    C.    Verplanck;     Francis    B.    Cutting;     Baron    de    Zeno-;     Ezra 
I'llommedieu. 

MISCELLANEOI'S.— Abstracts  of  early  New  York  Wills,  Tax  Lists,  etc.;  New  York 
Marriage  Licenses,  under  Lord  Cornbury's  Administration;  Original  Letters; 
Memoranda  concerning  deceased  Revolutionary  Soldiers  of  this  State ;  Family 
Types;  I'lan  of  Genealogical  Work;  Notes  on  Pedigradation,  or  Notation  of 
Pedigrees ;  The  WoodhuU  Atchievement  (he«ildic) ;  Traces  of  American  Lineage  in 
England ;  Notes  on  Graveyards  of  Long  Island ;  besides  a  large  amount  of  interesting 
matter  in  the  form  of  Notes  and  Queries,  Announcements  of  Books.  Genealogies, 
etc.,  etc. 


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NoT.,s  ON  THK  Lawkk.ck  Pkoickek,   xVu.  2-Bv"  W.  H.  'wintm'ore          '             '             "           "  1^6 

1800-Co.nnumi,.atedby.Ji../...  .V    rHv/  ->''  Vu.nnty,  from  1640  to 

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Index  to  the  BibHea.  RepeHo-yl^.n^lL  r!^;::^'  ^'"^  "^"^^'"^^^^    ""^^^^^ 

ANXorNCKMENTs-AnK.ncauGeuealooiesi„pr.p.,.atiou         .               "          '          "         "         -  19 

Obituary  Notes.— Hunt    Ch-irl.>s   Tl.vo.,  •   r„                 „-              "          "                   "         ■  19' 

Hall         -         .  ^''■'■'^''  Il-^^en.  Lawrence.   ^V  atson   Effingham;   Ward,   Henry 

Marriages. -Bill-Earle ;   deSaIi.s_Bainbrido-e                         "         "         "          "         '          "  '^^ 

I )oxAno.vs  Rece.vtly  Received,  see  cover,  pao-^S.                              "         '         '         "         '  ^*^^ 


-     sively,  to  the  State  of  New  York  relating,  f„,  the  most  part,  thouo-h  not  excln- 

■*'""■"'  ^' "«  "■"'  T»™  »f  tl.e  State,  a,-e  „K.„,bo„  of  .l.ii  s„eiel"  ,1*^:.  '  °*  "" 

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From. las.    .-1.  CV«;/7M///-.a '',    .4./;.-Cr«i. 

Conlributions  for   the   UciKaio^it^-  vr;  .4.„,.v 

iouathau  Pearson      4to  ^.  Club^.-Munseirs  Collections  ot  the  Hi.toiy 

July,  1872  V    A-  n^.-Obltuary  Record  of  (iraduatesot  Amherst  College  tor 

From  Elfiof  Sam]  ford,   .^<:«'  y  0,1  (d>/.     ^^^^"^    >  ,     a     •  .        ^iv.n 

year  cdin-  -lulv  H,  1872.      ,  .  ^.   ^f  Collections  of  tlie  Society,     bvo. 

-;";;?'■? S:::;l^i.tS"::;-^etL,;.or  «,...„  b,,.,...  b.c^,.  c. 

"^""bM^u..  ■   Sv„.  __j^^,.„^,  „,  „„  ,a,  c„.ventiou  of  P.  E.  Clmrcl,  in  the  D.ocesc 


From 

of  Long  Island,     bvo. 


Notes  on  Book^— {Continued.) 

-    -Ht^.-ovfry    to  the  present  tjme;   with 

C0..ECT10.S  o.  ^^^^  ^^i^j::;::''^^:::^::^^^  ^^^^t?^  c"--'  ^>-^^^^"- 

Notices   OF  ITS  Public  INSTITLTO^^^^^^  Royal  8vo.  pp.  iv,  oob. 

Vol.  IV.     Albany,  N.  ^ .     J-  Munscll,  lb  J  ^^^^.^  ,„  be^vilderlng  a  least  of 

Tn  this  noble  volume,  as  in  the  three  which  h'^^^'    ^^"^^  J     '^ue  principal  matters  are   '  Notes 

1       ws  that   we  know  not  which  to  appro^c  the  m.  .t       ii  e  i  i  and  embracing 

mxphical  sketches  of  Amos  Dean,  ^  j' ^^^V^.^^'^t-o^,.  Rev  J.  N-  Wyckotf,  Alden  March; 
SteTlSn  Van  Renssalaer,  James  E'^^^^U,  Peto  ^^^  ^^^  j^-^^  ..  Contributions  tor  C-cnea- 
lof  rears<m's  "  Key  to  Names  in  Early  AVban^  J^e  o^U  .^^  ^^^^^^^.^  .^^^ ,,  ,  .  most  extnxordin; 
T     -I^  nf  First  Albany  Settlers;"  also  hib     JJiagiaras  oi  forming  a  street-director v  o. 

'^^"dev'nent'  being  an  arrano-ement  o    ho-e^«^^^;;,°  "S^l: oi  city  lots;  then  M.  Mull- 
Albany  irom  1630,  onward,  with  the  d'\\^.^  "J^^.  rin%ontinnation  of  those  given  in  a  formev 
!    firs  reproduction  of  the  "  Albany  Co^'^t    Reco  ds     ^in  c  ^  .^^^^^      Portraits,  views 

tnlnmeUrom  1655  to  1679,  and  the  volume  l^fi\l■\.^'!"''' ^-.^^  readers  will  read  these  last  lines  ot 
:frc    ,     hoiises,etc.,aldtoitsbeautya,u^^^^^^^^^         oMi  storlcal  events  now  consists  of  ten 
\    Sr  Munsell's  preface  with  deep  regret         Thi,  seiies  o  ^      ^^^^^_  ^^.     ^ 

\\.,..a^  nf  Vnnals  and  four  of  Collections,     it  was  oe  i  ■^_^^  ^^^  interest  m 

kT;„1.tror4dU,.erere,,cetot;«« 

+1.^-,.  Tivitters      The  publisher  wiU  e\ei  nave  a  u  i  ■  urnnosed  to  make  it  here,     it  is  theie- 

I  Ce  almost  certai,.  that  th,s  ™X    .  d  la  »     o  aU  .i».  aol  wLen  the  <!"  f  "^  *  ."^^X  " 

civic  affairs.  '^^ See  next 'page. 


::r>TKs    ov     HE    Ancestry  of  Sylvester    Baldwin-      Bv  Charles  C.  Baldwin,  A    M 

Cleveland,  Ohio.      [Ihprlntcd  from  the    N.    E.    Ilhf.   iO    Gen.    Rer/..   for  Juh     1872  i 

Boston.   1872.  8vo.,  pp.  15.  •'     •'.         •>•     °<^-) 

The  contents  of  this  neat  and  beantifully  printed  pamphlet  are  interestino-  and  o-ivo 

evidence  ot  careful  and   judicious  research.     Sjlvester.  the  emio-rant  to  Connecticut   is 

connected   with   the   English  family   of   the  County   Bucks,  and   a  pleasant  sketch  of 

localities  associated  with  the  Baldwins  of   Old  England  is  given. 

II.    R.    s. 
Contributions  for  the  Genealogies  or  the  First  Settlers  of  the  Ancient  Coi-nty 
OF  Albany,  from  1(330  to  1S(  0.     By  Trof.   Jonathan  Pearson.   Albany  N  Y   '  J 
Munsell.   1872,  small  ^Ito,  pp.  182.  J '     ■      ■ 

This  neat  volume  is  simply  a  reproduction,  in  the  same  type,  and  with  the  same 
r«y1lMiT'V  ii'^  I'l '''  ^"l^r^ntly  shaped  page,  of  the  matter  which  comprises  a  portion 
(84-1847  )  ot  Mr.  Munsell's  fourth  volume,  of  A/han,/  Colhctions.  We  welcome  it  in  this 
separate  [prm  Its  Aaliie  can  scarcely  be  over-estimated— especially  when  we  consider 
the  peculiar  difficulties  which  Dutch  genealogy  presents  to  the  student,  and  the  com- 
paratively limited  amount  of  labor  thus  far  accomplished  in  gathering  the  history  of 
our  early  New  York  families.  The  Kn,  to  the  Nanus  of  Persons  occurrfng  in  the  Early 
Dutch  Kecords,  occupying  the  first  ten  pages  of  the  book,  is,  of  itself  one  of  the 
most  practically  useful  works  ever  undertaken— one  which  we  could  'wish  to  see 
imitated  m  every  Dutch  genealogy.  Prof.  Pearson's  services  lo  Albany  County  history 
(see  JIumells  Albany  Records,  Annals  of  Albany  County,  etc.)  have  been  remarkable— 
the  more  so,  as  his  time  is  so  occupied  with  his  duties  at  Union  College  and  his 
residence  IS  so  far  from  the  scene  of  his  genealogical  labors.  Our  readers  will  be  glad 
to  learn  that  he  is  now  at  work  on  a  simila^  publication,  devoted  to  the  Schenectady 
tamihes,  Mhich  he  hopes  to  have  in  the  printer's  hands  shortly. 

H.    R.    S. 

The  American  Biblioi-olist,  published  by  J.  Sabin  <fe  S,.ns,  of  84  Nassau  St  New 
,,  ^  ~^^  ^'^l  merely  a  book  catalogue,  but  is  assuming  more  and  more  the  character  of  a 
_  i\otes  and  Queries "  and  literary  magazine;  and  contains  many  items  of  general 
interest  to  historical  students.     Its  monthly  issues  will  repay  perusal 


R.  S. 


The  American  Historical  Record  and  Repertory  of  Notes  and  Queries  under 
the  able  conduct  of  Benson  J.  Lossing,  is  rapidly  making  its  way  into  favor  Its 
contents  are  varied  and  interesting;  and  its  list  of  contributors  embraces  a  number  of 
names  which  are  honored  in  literary  and  historical  circles.  In  the  Jul,/  number  we 
Tu''^^^  ^  ^'^'■^  particularly  interesting  to  our  members,  an  obituary  notice  of  the  late 
Allred  1.  Goodman.  Secretary  of  the  Western  Reserve  Historical  Society,  and  one  of 
tlie  most  promising  and  earnest  workers  in  the  field  of  American  history  aiidanticiuities 
ihe  September  number  is  very  rich  in  matter  of  New  York  interest.       "  h.  r.  s. 

The  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register.  The  July  number  of 
this  veteran  quarterly  presents  its  readers  with  its  usual  interesting  bill  of  fare  It 
seems  to  us  tiiat  it  has,  of  late,  taken  to  rambling  somewhat  out  of  its  own  fields  and 
into  those  belonging  more  specially  to  the  local  historian  ;  yet,  where  the  line  of 
demarcation  is  so  indefinite,  this  is  perhaps  unavoidable.  Its  principal  contents  are  a 
Bwqraphi/  (with  portrait)  of  Benjamin  FranUm  Mason,  the  artist;  Correspondence 
relatrvc  to  Hutchinson's  Hist,  of  Massachusetts  Say  ;  Unpublished  Letters  of  Salem  Loyalists 
by  the  Treasurer  of  our  own  "  Record  Club;"  Oxnard's  Jouriud ;  Early  History  of 
Ceoryia  ;  Notes  on  Ship-Buildinfj  in  Mass.  :  Ma,ss.  Loc'd  Law  ;  the  Baldwin  and  Seaver 
Genealoi/its,  mentioned  elsewhere  in  our  pages  ;  Extracts  from,  Fres.  Church  Records  of 
\]est,rly,  R.  L;  The  Great  Seal  of  Virginia ;  Notes  and  Queries ;  Book  Notices; 
Obituaries,  etc.,  etc.  u  r   s 

The  BiiiLicAL  Repertory  and  Princeton  Review.     Lahx   rolume,  irom   1825  to  1868 

8vo.     Philad.,  1871. 

All  Index  to  a  Review  would  seem  to  be  an  odd  place  in  which  to  look  for  biogra- 
phical information ;  yet  this  one  may  be  of  no  little  value  for  the  purposes  of  this 
Society.  It  adds  to  an  elaborate  and  careful  analysis  of  subjects,  and  catalogue  of 
authors  (which  in  itself  does  great  credit  to  the  editor),  a  historical  account  of  the  rise 
and  progress  of  tlie  Review,  and  biographical  notices  of  the  writers  in  it  for  the  period 
of  time  mentioned  in  the  title  page.  Tliese  notices  are  generally  brief,  but  clear  and 
definite ;  they  abound  in  dates  and  state  facts  in  the  ]>hiinest  antl  most  straightforward 
manner  ;  and,  containing  as  they  do,  lives  and  lists  of  the  writings  of  many  distin- 
guished Americans,  they  are  of  equal  value  to  the  student  of  genealogy  and  of  bibli- 
ography. -  ■'  B_  R   p 

Notes  of  Kip  FAinuY.- As  some  of  the  readers  of  the  Record  may  have  this  work, 
and  the  value  of  such  a  publication  depends  on  its  accuracy,  I  wish  to  correct  a  ridicu- 
lous printer's  mistake.  On  page  44,  line  7,  for  "  This  Sir  William,"  read  "  His  son 
William."  Any  one  accustomed  to  printing  can  easily  see  how  this  typogra])hical 
error  could  occur,  particularly  when  the  words  "His  sou"  were  not  \vritteii  distinctly 
by  tli«  Author. 


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